The hammerhead, hairpin and VS ribozymes are catalytically proficient in monovalent cations alone

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 587-595

  Murray, James B ^a   Seyhan, Attila A ^b   Walter, Nils G ^b   Burke, John M ^b   Scott, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic RNA; Metalloenzyme; Monovalent cations; Ribozyme catalysis; RNA enzyme; Self cleaving RNA

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHELATING AGENT; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HAIRPIN RIBOZYME; HAMMERHEAD RIBOZYME; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; MAGNESIUM; MONOVALENT CATION; RIBOZYME; RNA FOLDING; RNA SELF CLEAVAGE; RNA STRUCTURE; VS RIBOZYME;

HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

EID: 0032192761     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(98)90116-8     Document Type: Article

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