Tautomeric Shift

What is it? The spontaneous isomerization of a nitrogen base to an alternative hydrogen-bonding form, possibly resulting in a mutation. Reversible shifts of proton position in a molecule. Bases in nucleic acids shift between keto and enol forms or between amino and imino forms.

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