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Abstract
The 2'-hydroxyl group of ribose imparts hydrolytic lability on RNA, which provides a mechanism for numerous biological functions. Recent evidence from chemical cleavage studies shows that this hydroxyl group also stabilizes the sugar moiety in RNA towards oxidation relative to DNA. Is this just because RNA needs to be distinguishable from DNA or does it have other evolutionary significance?Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10662699 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(00)00080-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Biol ISSN: 1074-5521