The depressor principle, located only in micro-some fraction of normal rabbit liver cell by the method of SCHNEIDER, was isolated by heat treatment, fractionation of ammonium sulfate between 0-70% saturation of the supernatant, DEAE-Sephadex A-50 column chromatography and zone electrophoresis. Intravenous injection of the principle showed relatively a long sustained depressor effect in comparison with that of bradykinin or adenosine in a normal rabbit and rat. The ultraviolet absorption maximum of the principle was 256mμ. The mean molecular weight was 36, 000 by ARCHIBALD method and about 90% was RNA. Nucleotide analysis showed CMP 20%, UMP 14%, AMP 7% and GMP 59%.
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