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Irradiation of Nucleic Acids and Uracil

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GUHA and Chakravorty1 recently announced the formation of vitamin B1 by the ultra-violet irradiation of adenine sulphate. We wish to report similar experiments with nucleic acids and uracil.

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HEYROTH, F., LOOFBOUROW, J. Irradiation of Nucleic Acids and Uracil. Nature 131, 92–93 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131092b0

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