Enzymatic synthesis of polyuridylic acid containing modified bases

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Nucleoside Triphosphates - From Synthesis to Biochemical Characterization
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Published on: April 3, 2014

Y K Ho, J Aradi, T J Bardos

    Nucleic Acids Research
    |July 25, 1980
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