Surprising fidelity of template-directed chemical ligation of oligonucleotides

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 595-605

  James, Kenneth D ^a   Ellington, Andrew D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical ligation; G A Mismatch; In vitro selection; Origins of life; Self replication

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031215115     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(97)90245-3     Document Type: Article

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