Two competing pathways for self-splicing by group II introns: A quantitative analysis of in vitro reaction rates and products

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-49

  Daniels, Danette L ^a   Michels Jr , William J ^a,b   Pyle, Anna Marie ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Evolution; Kinetics; Ribozyme; RNA conformation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HYDROXIDE; HYDROXYL GROUP; RNA; WATER;

ARTICLE; HYDROLYSIS; INTRON; KINETICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 0029927857     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0066     Document Type: Article

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