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Chie Tomikawa1, Takayuki Ohira, Yasushi Inoue

  • 1Department of Materials Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Bunkyo 3, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577, Japan.

FEBS Letters
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4-Thiouridine5-Carbamoylmethyuridine7-MethylguanineArchaeaArchaeosinetRNA

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