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SINCE the discovery of polynucleotide phosphorylase in Azotobacter vinelandii 1,2,3, its wide distribution has been expected concerning its actual meaning in polynucleotide synthesis in living body. Though it has been found to exist in several bacteria4,5, its occurrence in animal source has not been demonstrated except in human sperm reported by Hakim6. In our laboratory, the existence of this enzyme in animal cells has been examined, and the occurrence of it in atypical epithelioma (Guerin strain) was found. The results are briefly reported here.
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YAGI, K., OZAWA, T. & KONOGI, H. Occurrence of Polynucleotide Phosphorylase in Atypical Epithelioma of Rat. Nature 184, 1939 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841939a0
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