The synthesis of ribosomes in E. coli. II. Analysis of the kinetics of tracer incorporation in growing cells.
Equations are derived representing the flow of radioactive tracer in a sequence of reactions. The conditions under which the equations are applicable are defined. A function varphi, representing the newly synthesized fraction is defined, and its use in the analysis of precursor-product relationships is discussed.
D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D012270:Ribosomes
D012313:RNA
ESCHERICHIA COLI/metabolism; RIBONUCLEIC ACID/metabolism