Furthermore, evidence indicates that single-stranded RNAs can form complex three-dimensional structures by base-pairing; ... Citation: Clancy, S. (2008) Chemical structure of RNA.

Nature - Chemical and structural effects of base modifications in messenger RNA. ... Figure 1: Structures of base-modified nucleosides known to be present at internal positions in mRNA.

A team of researchers from Japan has demonstrated a light-based reaction that yields high numbers of the base chemical component required to produce bioactive compounds used in common industry ...