title: Ribonucleic acid synthesis in bacteria treated with toluene.
abstract: Escherichia coli and Bacillus megaterium rendered permeable to ribonucleoside triphosphates by toluene treatment retain the capacity to synthesize discrete ribonucleic acid species.
mesh_terms: D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D004589:Electrophoresis, Disc; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005374:Filtration; D010759:Phosphorus Isotopes; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D014050:Toluene / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid; D014316:Tritium; D014500:Uracil Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D014529:Uridine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010759:Phosphorus Isotopes; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D014500:Uracil Nucleotides; D014316:Tritium; D014050:Toluene; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid; D014529:Uridine