Preference for internucleotide linkages as a function of the number of constituents in a mixture

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 622-632

  Kanavarioti, Anastassia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3',5' Regioselectivity; Chemical evolution; Dimerization; Internucleotide linkages; Phosphoimidazolide activated nucleotides

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; REACTION ANALYSIS;

NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

5'-GUANYLIC ACID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYTIDINE MONOPHOSPHATE; CYTOSINE; DIMERIZATION; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; GUANINE; HYDROLYSIS; NUCLEOTIDES; SOLUTIONS; URACIL; URIDINE MONOPHOSPHATE;

EID: 0031811497     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006342     Document Type: Article

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