Essential structures of a self-aminoacylating RNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 519-529

  Illangasekare, Mali ^a   Kovalchuke, Oleh ^a   Yarus, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl transfer; Carbonyl chemistry; Catalysis; Divalent ion; Selection

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; AMINOACYL TRANSFER RNA; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; RIBOZYME; RNA;

AMINOACYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031566039     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1414     Document Type: Article

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