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. 1976 Sep;3(9):2331-9.
doi: 10.1093/nar/3.9.2331.

The reaction between thiols and 8-azidoadenosine derivatives

I L Cartwright, D W Hutchinson, V W Armstrong
Free PMC article

The reaction between thiols and 8-azidoadenosine derivatives

I L Cartwright et al. Nucleic Acids Res. 1976 Sep.
Free PMC article

Abstract

Thiols react at room temperature in dilute solution with 8-azidoadenosine and its nucleotides to give the corresponding 8-aminoadenosine derivatives. The reaction which takes place in the dark is base-catalysed and is particularly rapid when dithiols, e.g. dithiothreitol are used.

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