Synthesis and decay of messenger ribonucleic acid from the lactose operon of Escherichia coli during amino-acid starvation.

Acetyltransferases/metabolism Amino Acids/metabolism Carbon Isotopes Enzyme Induction Escherichia coli/enzymology,metabolism Galactosidases/metabolism Lactose Leucine/metabolism Operon Protein Biosynthesis RNA, Bacterial/biosynthesis RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis Transcription, Genetic Tritium Tryptophan/metabolism

Amino Acids Carbon Isotopes RNA, Bacterial RNA, Messenger Tritium Tryptophan Acetyltransferases Galactosidases Leucine Lactose