Abstract
NUCLEIC acids consist of nucleotides linked together by ester linkages between the phosphate group of one and the ribose group of another nucleotide as shown below: 
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NARURKAR, M., SAHASRABUDHE, M. A New Method for ‘Hydrolysis’ of Nucleic Acids with Phosphorus Pentoxide. Nature 176, 883–884 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176883a0
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