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. 1978 Jun;26(3):832–835. doi: 10.1128/jvi.26.3.832-835.1978

S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine as a stimulator of viral RNA synthesis by two distinct cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses.

P P Mertens, C C Payne
PMCID: PMC525911  PMID: 353305

Abstract

An in vitro RNA-synthesizing system was used to study the effects of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, S-adenosyl-L-methionine, and adenosine on the methylation and synthesis of single-stranded RNA by two different cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses.

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