Title:

Comparison of the Tryptic Peptides of Chemically Induced and Spontaneous Mutants of Tobacco Mosaic Virus

Creator:

Wittmann, Heinz-Gunter

Date:

December 1960

Description:

Wittman compares the structural relationship between RNA and corresponding proteins in TMV. As the infecting TMV-RNA induces the cell to produce new virus particles consisting of RNA and a specific protein, Wittman manipulates the sequence of RNA bases in order to study the effect on protein synthesis. By elucidating the amino acid sequence of TMV and determining which amino acid can be substituted for which, Wittman's work is an important contribution to resolving the genetic code.

Periodical:

Virology

Publisher:

The Academic Press

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Peptides, Mutation, RNA, and Amino Acids

Format:

Text

Extent:

4 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. [Wittmann, H. G.]. "Comparison of the Tryptic Peptides of Chemically Induced and Spontaneous Mutants of Tobacco Mosaic Virus." Virology 12, 4 (December 1960): 609-612. Article. 4 Images.. Virology

Legacy ID:

JJBBJC

NLM ID:

101584910X128

Profiles Collection:

The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X128

Story Section:

Synthetic RNA and the Poly-U Experiments, 1959-1962