Selection of RNA amide synthases

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 675-683

  Wiegand, Torsten W ^a   Janssen, Rachel C ^a   Eaton, Bruce E ^a  

^a GILEAD SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Amide synthase; Catalytic RNA; Copper metalloenzyme; In vitro selection; RNA world

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031238806     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(97)90223-4     Document Type: Article

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