Science, Vol 204, Issue 4392, 511-513
Copyright © 1979 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
DNA polymerase with characteristics of reverse transcriptase purified from human milk
JA Kantor,
YH Lee,
JG Chirikjian,
and
WF Feller
A DNA polymerase purified from a particulate fraction of human milk has biochemical and biophysical properties similar to those of viral reverse transcriptases. This enzyme is immunologically distinct from cellular DNA polymerases obtained from a variety of human sources.