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. 1976 Jun;3(6):1427–1436. doi: 10.1093/nar/3.6.1427

An assay for albumin messenger RNA in an vitro protein synthesizing system from wheat germ.

J A Peterson
PMCID: PMC343002  PMID: 986643

Abstract

The synthesis of serum albumin in an in vitro protein-synthesizing system from wheat germ stimulated with rat liver polysomal RNA is demonstrated by immunoprecipitation. The newly synthesized albumin has the same electrophoretic mobility as rat serum albumin. There is a linear increase in precursor incorporation into total protein and albumin with increasing RNA concentration. Potassium and magnesium optima for albumin synthesis are different from those for total protein synthesis.

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