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. 1987 Apr 24;15(8):3573–3580. doi: 10.1093/nar/15.8.3573

The action of a water-soluble carbodiimide on adenosine-5'-polyphosphates.

K E Ng, L E Orgel
PMCID: PMC340750  PMID: 3033606

Abstract

When aqueous solutions of adenosine-5'-mono-, di-, or triphosphates are treated with a water soluble carbodiimide the major product is the expected diadenosine-5'-5'-polyphosphate. The yields of these pyrophosphates are greatly increased in the presence of the Mg2+ ion. Adenosine-5'-tetraphosphate behaves differently. The major product is adenosine-5'-monophosphate. We believe that this hydrolysis occurs via a cyclic trimetaphosphate intermediate.

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