RNAs' uracil quartet model with a non-essential metal ion.
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چکیده
We have recently communicated the resemblance of 1-hexyluracil in the crystal state with a lipid bilayer (CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 362-365). Treatment of this molecule with silver nitrate yields a model, using a non-essential metal ion, of a uracil quartet with geometric parameters comparable to those previously found in RNA strands.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 47 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011