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THE identity of 2-deoxyribose as a carbohydrate constituent of thymus nucleic acid was demonstrated by Levene. Using acidic hydrolysis1 and enzymic methods2, it was possible to prove that 2-deoxyribose was combined with the purine residues in the nucleic acid, though the nature of the sugar combined with the pyrimidine moiety is still uncertain3.
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KENT, P. Direct Isolation of D-Deoxyribose by Mercaptanolysis of Calf Thymus Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Nature 166, 442–443 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166442b0
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