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- noun biochemistry Any of many biologically active compounds in which two
alcohols formester bonds withphosphate
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At that time, it had only been demonstrated that RNA could cleave or ligate phosphodiester bonds.
The RNA World 2010
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Ensuing discoveries of other natural catalytic RNAs that could cleave and ligate phosphodiester bonds, and the very recent observation that the region surrounding the peptidyl transferase center of a bacterial
The RNA World 2010
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Its function was to cleave a phosphodiester bond at the start of the mature tRNA nucleotide sequence, thereby releasing the upstream extra or "precursor" nucleotides.
The RNA World 2010
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In the prebiotic scenario what causes the nucleotides to start linking via phosphodiester bonds?
A Minimal Genome 2006
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"In the prebiotic scenario what causes the nucleotides to start linking via phosphodiester bonds?"
A Minimal Genome 2006
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Nucleases cut DNA strands by catalyzing the phosphodiester bonds (nucleases that hydrolyse nucleotides from the ends of DNA strands are called endonucleases cut within strands).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The sugar molecules are joined together by phosphate groups that form phosphodiester bonds between the third and fifth carbon atoms in the sugar rings.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Nucleases cut DNA strands by catalyzing the phosphodiester bonds (nucleases that hydrolyse nucleotides from the ends of DNA strands are called endonucleases cut within strands).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The sugar molecules are joined together by phosphate groups that form phosphodiester bonds between the third and fifth carbon atoms in the sugar rings.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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In comparison, the Max homodimer: E-box structure shows that residues in the HLH contact the DNA; Lys57 (Loop) and Arg60 (Helix 2) make nonspecific Coulombic contacts to the phosphodiester backbone
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hiu-Kwan Chow et al. 2008
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