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Structure of the “Peroxy-Y Base” from Liver tRNAPhe

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THE proposed1 structure I for the fluorescent Y base isolated2,3 from baker's yeast tRNAPhe has received support from independent data by Thiebe et al.4, and been established by total synthesis; the configuration of the chiral centre has also been established as L (ref. 4a). The very closely related structure IV has been assigned to the “Y” base from brewer's yeast5.

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NAKANISHI, K., BLOBSTEIN, S., FUNAMIZU, M. et al. Structure of the “Peroxy-Y Base” from Liver tRNAPhe. Nature New Biology 234, 107–109 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio234107b0

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