Simple reaction makes the building blocks of a nucleic acid "Cyanide to the RNA base cytosine" becomes a new clue for origin of life researchers. John Timmer – Oct 2, 2012 3:20 pm | 34 ...

Sugar: In DNA, the sugar is deoxyribose, while in RNA, it is ribose.The sugar forms the backbone of the nucleic acid strand. Phosphate Group: The phosphate group is attached to the sugar and helps ...

Reference: Pfeiffer M, Nidetzky B. Reverse C-glycosidase reaction provides C-nucleotide building blocks of xenobiotic nucleic acids. Nat Commun . 2020;11(6270). doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20035-0 This ...

The first self-assembled nanostructures composed entirely of glycerol nucleic acid (GNA, —a synthetic analog of DNA) ... “We think we can take this as a basic building block and begin to build more ...

The reaction generates amino acids and nucleic acids, the building blocks of proteins and DNA. Four billion years ago, the Earth looked very different than it does today, devoid of life and ...

Levene's research during his 45-year career at Rockefeller centered on isolating and identifying organic compounds, including carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, from living systems.