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. 1975 Dec;124(3):1062–1066. doi: 10.1128/jb.124.3.1062-1066.1975

Isolation of 30S and 50S active ribosomal subunits of Bacillus subtilis, Marburg strain.

S Guha, J Szulmajster
PMCID: PMC236006  PMID: 811643

Abstract

Active 30S and 50S ribosomal subunits were isolated from Bacillus subtilis. These subunits were able to perform not only protein synthesis in the presence of artificial or natural messenger ribonucleic acid but also the specific functions characteristic of each of the subunits. Thus the 30S subunits alone are able to bind formyl-methionyl-transfer ribonucleic acid, and the 50S subunits carry the peptidyl transferase activity.

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