Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance investigation has revealed that the 5′-terminus m7 G5′ ppp5′ Am of mRNA displays a spatial configuration in which the bases form stacked arrays. Details of the conformation as derived from coupling constants, shift trends and ring current considerations are discussed.
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Kim, C., Sarma, R. Spatial configuration of mRNA 5′-terminus. Nature 270, 223–227 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/270223a0
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