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The chemistry of branched condensed phosphates

Authors :
Tobias Dürr-Mayer
Danye Qiu
Verena B. Eisenbeis
Nicole Steck
Markus Häner
Alexandre Hofer
Andreas Mayer
Jay S. Siegel
Kim K. Baldridge
Henning J. Jessen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

The “anti-branching rule”, introduced in 1950, excludes branched polyphosphates from biological relevance due to their supposedly rapid hydrolysis. Here, the authors synthesize monodisperse branched polyphosphates and demonstrate their unexpected stability in water, as well as provide evidence for their competence in phosphorylation.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.921f9a2b1f1c438c80bc3a9744880a07
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25668-3