Abstract
The concentration of A–U and G–C base pairs in RNA can be measured by an infrared method, which has been applied to E. coli ribosomal RNA. Results are compared with those of other spectroscopic methods.
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COTTER, R., GRATZER, W. Conformation of Ribosomal RNA of E. coli: an Infrared Analysis. Nature 221, 154–156 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221154a0
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