Post-synthetically ligated ribozymes: An alternative approach to iterative solid-phase synthesis

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 204-212

  Bellon, Laurent ^a   Workman, Christopher T ^a   Jarvis, Thale C ^a   Wincott, Francine E ^a  

^a Sirna Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CONVERGENT APPROACH; COUPLING REACTION; IN-VITRO; KINETIC ANALYSIS; REDUCTIVE AMINATION; RIBOZYMES; SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS;

REDUCING AGENTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031105499     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc970011q     Document Type: Article

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