Reexamination of the Evidence for Solvent-Induced Intramolecular Electrophilic Catalysis by acis Vicinal Hydroxyl Group in Ribonucleoside Phosphorylation Reactions
Abstract:The mechanisms of enzymatic and chemical hydrolysis of RNA have been the subject of intense interest for many years. Early demonstration of a dramatically enhanced hydrolytic reactivity of RNA compared to DNA established a crucial mechanistic role for the 2'-hydroxyl group. [1] Hitherto, it has been accepted that the major role of the 2'-hydroxyl group is nucleophilic catalysis and the 2',3'-cyclic phosphate intermediate is well established. The comparatively recent discovery of RNA catalysis (ribozymes) [2] h… Show more
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