The mechanism of protein synthesis was studied in rabbit oral tissue microsomes and bovine gingiva polyribosomes. The cell supernatant or the pH 5 fraction which contained the amino acid activation system and an energy source were required for amino acid incorporation. Ribonuclease and puromycin inhibited amino acid incorporation. Protein synthesis occurred at a high rate.
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