5,6-Dihydroxycytosine (Isouramil) can be formed from treatment of
DNA with
osmium tetroxide
Osmium tetroxide (also osmium(VIII) oxide) is the chemical compound with the formula OsO4. The compound is noteworthy for its many uses, despite its toxicity and the rarity of osmium. It also has a number of unusual properties, one being that the ...
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DNA
Biochemistry
Pyrimidinediones
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