title: The effect of polyamines on the synthesis of ribonucleic acid by Drosophila melanogaster larvae.
abstract: 1. To elucidate further the possible role of polyamines in the synthesis of nuclei acids, a study of the effect of exogenously administered amines on the synthesis of RNA by Drosophila melanogaster larvae was undertaken. This system was chosen because of the previous investigations [Dion, A.S. & Herbst, E.J. (1967) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 58, 2367-2371; Herbst, E.J. & Dion, A.S. (1970) Fed. Proc. Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol. 29, 1563-1567] relating putrescine and spermidine to growth and development of Drosophila.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002103:Cadaverine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster; D005029:Ethylenediamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D007814:Larva / Q000378:metabolism; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism; D011073:Polyamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011700:Putrescine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012313:RNA / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013095:Spermidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013096:Spermine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D014529:Uridine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005029:Ethylenediamines; D011073:Polyamines; D013096:Spermine; D012313:RNA; D008715:Methionine; D002103:Cadaverine; D013095:Spermidine; D011700:Putrescine; D014529:Uridine