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SYNOPSIS. A method is described for the isolation of macronuclei from Paramecium aurelia. It has also been successfully employed with Didinium nasutum. The yield is up to 50% with P. aurelia. Some results on the DNA, RNA and protein contents are given. The isolated macronuclei of P. aurelia are able to incorporate ATP and UTP into acid‐insoluble material, a process which is probably RNA synthesis mediated by RNA polymerase. The macronuclei were thus highly purified, and retained a measure of biosynthetic activity.
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Ian H. Stevenson (1967) studied this question.
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