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The assimilation of nucleic acid precursors by intact cells and protoplasts of the blue-green alga Anacystis nidulans

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The entry of both nucleotides and base precursors into whole cells and the nucleic acid fraction of the blue-green alga Anacystis nidulans has been examined. Very slow rates of uptake were observed with intact organisms but protoplast preparations assimilated the nucleic acid precursors much more readily.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Liverpool, L69 3BX, Liverpool, England

    G. H. Pigott & N. G. Carr

  2. School of Chemistry, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK

    G. H. Pigott

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Pigott, G.H., Carr, N.G. The assimilation of nucleic acid precursors by intact cells and protoplasts of the blue-green alga Anacystis nidulans . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 79, 1–6 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412035

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