Potentially prebiotic synthesis of pyrimidine β-D-ribonucleotides by photoanomerization/hydrolysis of α-D-cytidine-2′-phosphate

ChemBioChem

Volumn 9, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2386-2387

  Powner, Matthew W ^a   Sutherland, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nucleotides; Photoanomerization; Photohydrolysis; Prebiotic; RNA

Indexed keywords

CYTIDINE PHOSPHATE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; RIBONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

CATALYSIS; CYTIDINE MONOPHOSPHATE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PYRIMIDINES; RIBONUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 54349087352     PISSN: 14394227     EISSN: 14397633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200800391     Document Type: Article

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