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. 1978 Apr;5(4):1315-24.
doi: 10.1093/nar/5.4.1315.

Hydrogen bonding interactions of polyamines with the 2' OH of RNA

P H Bolton, D R Kearns
Free PMC article

Hydrogen bonding interactions of polyamines with the 2' OH of RNA

P H Bolton et al. Nucleic Acids Res. 1978 Apr.
Free PMC article

Abstract

Polyamines and other charged amines bind to RNA by hydrogen bonding to the 3' phosphate and to the 2' OH. This mode of binding suggests a mechanism by which DNA and RNA might be distinguished by enzymes.

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