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Effects of Ribonuclease on the Metabolism of Living Root-Tip Cells

Nature volume 174, pages 876–877 (1954)Cite this article

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USING ribonuclease as an analytical tool, Gale and Folkes1 have recently brought forward new evidence for the hypothesis that ribonucleic acid plays an important part in protein synthesis2,3. A recent report, by Kaufmann and Das4, that ribonuclease induces mitotic abnormalities in root-tip cells, shows that the enzyme actually can penetrate into living root-tips. These findings led to the present study on the effects of ribonuclease on the metabolism of nucleic acids, protein and respiration in onion root-tips. The experiments have been performed with the technical help of J. Brygier, E. Baltus and F. Vanderhaeghe.

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BRACHET, J. Effects of Ribonuclease on the Metabolism of Living Root-Tip Cells. Nature 174, 876–877 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174876a0

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