Abstract: | Degradation of rRNA during the isolation of polyribosomes in the presence of either sodium deoxycholate or diethylpyrocarbonate gave breakdown products with MW corresponding to 1·13, 1·02, 0·93, 0·79, 0·61, 0·52, 0·44, 0·42, 0·30, 0·28, 0·24, 0·20 and 0·12 x 106 daltons. |