Biosynthesis of lipovitellin by the crustacean ovary. II. Characterization of and in vitro incorporation of amino acids into the purified subunits

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Abstract
The amino acid composition has been determined for two of the five subunits of the crayfish lipovitellin. In addition the molecular weight of each subunit has also been ascertained. Most importantly it is demonstrated that following in vitro incubation radioactive amino acids are incorporated into each of three purified subunits. These data strongly support the suggestion that the vitellogenic ovary of the crayfish is capable of in situ synthesis of lipovitellin.