Synthesis of activated pyrimidine ribonucleotides in prebiotically plausible conditions

2009/05/01 by Matthew W. Powner, Béatrice Gerland, John D. Sutherland · 14 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Enzyme Structure and Function #Origins and Evolution of Life #Protein Structure and Dynamics

paper · doi:10.1038/nature08013

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