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Abstract
A reaction which oligomerizes nucleotides under possible prebiotic conditions has been characterized. Nucleoside monophosphate in the presence of cyanamide at acid pH condenses to form dithymideine pyrophosphate and phosphodiester bonded compounds. Imidazole compounds and activated precursors such as nucleoside triphosphate are not necessary for this ologomerization reaction which produces primarily cyclic ologonucleotides.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 1540 DOI: 10.1007/BF01732356
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Mol Evol ISSN: 0022-2844 Impact factor: 2.395