Synthesis
of Poly-ribonucleotide templates
with Polynucleotide Phosphorylase
Synthesis
of Poly-ribonucleotide templates
with Polynucleotide Phosphorylase
3'
synthesis proceeds right to left). This creates a polynucleotide
RNA (rNMP]n) molecule consisting
entirely of only one species of rNDP. This serves in
effect as a "messenger" RNA in a cell-free
protein synthesis experiment. This first experiment demonstrated
that a 5' 3' poly-UUUUUU template
directed the synthesis of a poly-phenylalanine (F)
amino acid chain, and thus that UUU was the 'genetic
code' for Phe.