Oxidation of guanines in the iron-responsive element RNA: Similar structures from chemical modification and recent NMR studies

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 679-687

  Ciftan, Suzanne A ^a   Theil, Elizabeth C ^b   Thorp, H Holden ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical nuclease; Guanine oxidation; Iron responsive element; RNA structure; RNA protein recognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032401907     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(98)90661-5     Document Type: Article

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