Analysis of the substrate specificity of DNA polymerases and in part some other enzymes of nucleic acid metabolism towards unnatural L-stereomeric nucleosides and nucleotides was made. As a result, the hypothesis is proposed that when the chiral part of the substrate molecule does not interact specifically with the enzyme, substitution of natural D enantiomers by L compounds is possible.
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