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Initiation of Protein Synthesis : a Critical Test of the 30S Subunit Model

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The formation of an initiation complex involving the 30S ribosomal subunit, F-met-tRNAF, and mRNA is an obligatory step in the Initiation of protein synthesis in bacterial extracts.

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GUTHRIE, C., NOMURA, M. Initiation of Protein Synthesis : a Critical Test of the 30S Subunit Model. Nature 219, 232–235 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219232a0

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