The incorporation of C14 from labeled organic acids into tobacco mosaic virus.
1958
D E SCHLEGEL, and
H G WITTMANN
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D000143
Acids
Chemical compounds which yield hydrogen ions or protons when dissolved in water, whose hydrogen can be replaced by metals or basic radicals, or which react with bases to form salts and water (neutralization). An extension of the term includes substances dissolved in media other than water. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Acid
D014027
Tobacco Mosaic Virus
The type species of TOBAMOVIRUS which causes mosaic disease of NICOTIANA. Transmission occurs by mechanical inoculation.
Minute infectious agents whose genomes are composed of DNA or RNA, but not both. They are characterized by a lack of independent metabolism and the inability to replicate outside living host cells.