Characterization and divalent metal-ion dependence of in vitro selected deoxyribozymes which cleave DNA/RNA chimeric oligonucleotides

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-202

  Faulhammer, Dirk ^a   Famulok, Michael ^a  

^a Inst für Biochemie Genzentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalytic DNA; Chemical probing of single stranded DNA; Co operativity; In vitro selection; Metal ion binding site

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; DNA; MAGNESIUM ION; METAL ION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RIBONUCLEOTIDE; RIBOZYME; RNA; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BINDING; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031556016     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1036     Document Type: Article

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