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Novel Species of tRNA

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A species of tRNAGly from Staphylococcus epidermidis, which participates in peptidoglycan synthesis but not in protein synthesis, has been purified to homogeneity. It contains only a single modified base, 4-thiouridine.

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    Present address: Biochemistry Department, University of New South Wales, Kensington, 2560, New South Wales, Australia

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    THOMAS S. STEWART, RICHARD J. ROBERTS & JACK L. STROMINGER

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STEWART, T., ROBERTS, R. & STROMINGER, J. Novel Species of tRNA. Nature 230, 36–38 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230036a0

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