title: Hydrogen bonding interactions of polyamines with the 2' OH of RNA.
abstract: Polyamines and other charged amines bind to RNA by hydrogen bonding to the 3' phosphate and to the 2' OH. This mode of binding suggests a mechanism by which DNA and RNA might be distinguished by enzymes.
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D006878:Hydroxides; D008274:Magnesium; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010710:Phosphates; D012313:RNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer; D013096:Spermine; D014529:Uridine
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; D010710:Phosphates; D013096:Spermine; D012313:RNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer; D008274:Magnesium; D014529:Uridine