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A comparison of the protein patterns of the 70S and 80S ribosomes from various plants, E. coli and yeast by disc-gel electrophoresis has shown the following relations: 1. There is a greater similarity between chloroplast ribosomes from various plants than between chloroplast and cytoplasmic ribosomes obtained from the same plant. 2. The protein patterns of the cytoplasmic ribosomes from bean, spinach and tobacco are more similar to each other than when compared to that of wheat germ. 3. At least one band is common to cytoplasmic ribosomes from all plants tested. 4. Only very few bands with identical mobilities are observed between chloroplast and E. coli ribosomes and between cytoplasmic plant and yeast ribosomes.
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Janda, HG., Wittmann, H.G. Ribosomal proteins. Molec. Gen. Genet. 103, 238–243 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00273693
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