By using the fluorescence enhancement of ethidium bromide when it binds to RNA, a very rapid, simple and sensitive assay for the concentration of ribosomal RNA in complex mixtures has been devised.Yields of ribosomes from eukaryotic tissues are commonly assessed either by measuring the A260
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