DNA polymerase with characteristics of reverse transcriptase purified from human milk

Judith A. Kantor; Yan-Hwa Wu Lee; Jack G. Chirikjian; William F. Feller

doi:10.1126/science.86209

DNA polymerase with characteristics of reverse transcriptase purified from human milk

Judith A. Kantor^*, Yan-Hwa Wu Lee, Jack G. Chirikjian, William F. Feller

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A DNA polymerase purified from a paniculate fraction of human milk has biochemical and biophysical properties similar to those of viral reverse transcript ases. This enzyme is immunologically distinct from cellular DNA polymerases obtained from a variety of human sources.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	511-513
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	204
Issue number	4392
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.86209
State	Published - 1979

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