The molecular weight of ribonucleic acid separated from tobacco mosaic virus by heat denaturation of the protein has been measured by light-scattering techniques and found to correspond to the weight of all the nucleic acid in a virus rod. The nucleic acid disintegrated rapidly at room temperature, most probably by enzymatic action.
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