Title:

Letter from Arthur Kornberg to Robert K. Morton

Creator:

Kornberg, Arthur, 1918-2007

Recipient:

Morton, Robert K.

Date:

16 November 1961

Description:

Robert Morton, an Australian biochemist, had recently found that baker's yeast contained a cytochrome (a protein involved in electron transfer in cell metabolism) with a DNA component. That DNA proved to have different base ratios than the yeast's nuclear DNA. He had suggested that this DNA could be used in understanding nucleotide sequences, and Kornberg had been working with some samples Morton sent, looking at their ability to prime DNA synthesis with his polymerase. In this letter, he reported some of his findings to Morton.

Original Repository:

Stanford University Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Arthur Kornberg Papers

Location:

Box: 15

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Arthur Kornberg.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Enzymes, DNA, and Yeasts

Format:

Text

Extent:

3 pages

Relation:

Letter from Robert K. Morton to Arthur Kornberg, 1961

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Stanford University Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Arthur Kornberg Papers. 12455

Legacy ID:

WHBBCC

NLM ID:

101584605X23

Profiles Collection:

The Arthur Kornberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584605X23

Story Section:

"Creating Life in the Test Tube," 1959-1970