[Isolation and characteristics of homopolyribonucleotide synthesized in toluene-treated E. coli cells].

Optimal conditions of homopolyribonucleotide (poly-A-14C) synthesis in toluene-treated E. coli cells under incubation with ADP-14C, Mg2+ and tris. HCl buffer (pH 8.0) are studied. Optimal Mg2+ concentration was 0.75.-10(-3) M. Heterogeneity of the isolated poly-A-14C from E. coli cell was demonstrated by means of sucrose density gradient (5-20%) centrifugation and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Actinomycin D was found not to affect the reaction rate of polymerization of ADP-14C, UDP-14C and GDP-14C, catalyzed by polynucleotide phosphorylase in toluene-treated E. coli cells.