Letter from Arthur Kornberg to Robert K. Morton
- Contributor(s):
- Morton, Robert K. Kornberg, Arthur, 1918-2007 Waite Agricultural Research Institute Stanford University Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Arthur Kornberg Papers
- Publication:
- Produced: 29 October 1962
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- DNA
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials Letters (correspondence)
- Abstract:
- Robert Morton, an Australian biochemist, had recently found that baker's yeast contained a cytochrome (a protein involved in electron transfer in cell metabolism) with a DNA component. That DNA proved to have different base ratios than the yeast's nuclear DNA. He had suggested that this DNA could be used in understanding nucleotide sequences, and Kornberg had been working with some samples Morton sent, looking at their ability to prime DNA synthesis with his polymerase. In this letter, Kornberg apologized for letting other projects delay his work on the Morton DNA.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- Extent:
- 1 pages
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101584605X95 (See in Profiles in Science)
- Profiles in Science ID:
- WHBBGP
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584605X95
- Archival Collection:
- The Arthur Kornberg Papers (Profiles in Science)