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. 1970 Sep;119(2):161–164. doi: 10.1042/bj1190161

Ribosomes from Xenopus laevis ovaries and the polyuridylic acid-directed biosynthesis of polyphenylalanine

R A Cox 1, P J Ford 1, Hester Pratt 1
PMCID: PMC1179337  PMID: 5488911

Abstract

Single ribosomes account for 90% or more of the ribosome fraction of Xenopus laevis ovaries. These ribosomes have low endogenous activity in a cell-free protein-synthesizing system but synthesize polyphenylalanine in the presence of poly U under conditions comparable with those reported for mammalian or bacterial systems. These observations agree with the view that the ribosome is deficient in mRNA.

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