Ribosomes and microsomes prepared from rabbit brain are active in protein synthesis. The requirements for optimal incorporation are similar to those of other mammalian cell-free systems, and include adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) and an ATP regenerating system, guanosine-5 '-triphosphate (GTP), pH 5 fraction, potassium, and magnesium. Amino acids are required for optimal activity in the ribosomal system. Glutamic acid alone restores 9&95% of full activity in the absence of an amino acid mixture. Ribo-T he role of proteins in the specific functions of nervous tissue is not known. Molecular theories of neuronal transmission and memory require that macromolecular substances subserve specific roles in either impulse propagation, synaptic transmission, or recognition of specific neuronal circuits (Schmitt, 1964). Cellfree systems derived from brain are of interest not only
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