How accurately and precisely can RNA structure be determined by NMR?

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 338-351

  Allain, Frédéric H T ^a   Varani, Gabriele ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; NMR; Precision; RNA structure; Structure determination

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; RNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031588925     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0855     Document Type: Article

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