Issue 18, 2002
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Chemical Communications

A parity code interpretation of nucleotide alphabet composition†

Dónall A. Mac Dónaill*a  

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a Department of Chemistry, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Abstract

The purine–pyrimidine and hydrogen donor–acceptor patterns governing nucleotide recognition are shown to correspond formally to a digital error-detecting (parity) code, suggesting that factors other than physicochemical issues alone shaped the natural nucleotide alphabet.

Graphical abstract: A parity code interpretation of nucleotide alphabet composition

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B205631C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Jun 2002
Accepted
01 Aug 2002
First published
15 Aug 2002

Chem. Commun., 2002, 2062-2063

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