Phosphorylation with Inorganic Phosphates at Moderate Temperatures
A. Beck 1,
R. Lohrmann 1, and
L. E. Orgel 1
1 Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California 92112
Uridine phosphates may be obtained by heating uridine with inorganic phosphates for 9 months at temperatures as low as 65°C. Under similar conditions, uridine-5'-phosphate, in addition to forming uridine diphosphates, undergoes some dephosphorylation to give uridine.