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Infrared Spectrum of an Anticodon Fragment of a Transfer RNA

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WE have observed the infrared spectrum of a fragment of a transfer RNA (tRNA) in aqueous solution and obtained evidence for the existence of the hydrogen-bonded base pairs.

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MORIKAWA, K., TSUBOI, M., KYOGOKU, Y. et al. Infrared Spectrum of an Anticodon Fragment of a Transfer RNA. Nature 223, 537–538 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223537a0

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