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. 1996 Apr 1;24(7):1187–1194. doi: 10.1093/nar/24.7.1187

The use of non-uniform deuterium labelling ['NMR-window'] to study the NMR structure of a 21mer RNA hairpin.

A Földesi 1, S I Yamakage 1, F P Nilsson 1, T V Maltseva 1, J Chattopadhyaya 1
PMCID: PMC145781  PMID: 8614618

Abstract

The first synthesis of a non-uniformly deuterium labelled 21mer RNA is reported using our 'NMR-window' concept, showing its unique application in the unambiguous NMR assignment of the non-exchangeable aromatic and sugar protons.

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