Base-pairing properties of a structural isomer of glycerol nucleic acid.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

Published: May 2013

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