De novo synthesis of DNA-like molecules by polynucleotide phosphorylase in vitro

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 493-499

  Beljanski, Mirko ^a  

^a Cerbiol Application   (France)

Author keywords

De novo deoxypolymer synthesis; Deoxyribonucleoside 5' diphosphates; DNA; Ferric ions; Polynucleotide phosphorylase

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RIBONUCLEOSIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TEMPLATE; EVOLUTION; GENOME; POLYMERIZATION; RNA SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0029889842     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02352279     Document Type: Article

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