Synthesis of 35–40 mers of RNA oligomers from unblocked monomers. A simple approach to the RNA world
- 20 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- No. 12,p. 1458-1459
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b303134a
Abstract
RNA oligomers greater than 35–40 mers in length form in one day in the montmorillonite clay-catalyzed reaction of unblocked RNA monomers at 25 °C in aqueous solution.Keywords
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