Nicking by transesterification: The reaction catalysed by a relaxase

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1011-1022

  Byrd, Devon R ^a   Matson, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE;

CATALYSIS; CONJUGATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TRANSFER; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESTERIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030886876     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5241885.x     Document Type: Review

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