The TNA-family of nucleic acid systems: Properties and prospects

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-306

  Eschenmoser, Albert ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

C nucleosidation; Etiology of nucleic acid structure; Origin of life; Prebiotic chemistry; Threofuranosyl nucleic acids

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

NUCLEIC ACID; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ASTRONOMY; BASE PAIRING; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 1542579763     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ORIG.0000016450.59665.f4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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