An unusual pH-independent and metal-ion-independent mechanism for hairpin ribozyme catalysis

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 619-630

  Nesbitt, Stephen ^a,b   Hegg, Lisa A ^a,c   Fedor, Martha J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SmithKline Beecham   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalt hexammine; Hairpin ribozyme; Phosphorothioates; RNA catalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031215134     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(97)90247-7     Document Type: Article

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