A Y form of hammerhead ribozyme trapped by photo-cross-links retains full cleavage activity

Biochimie

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-212

  Bravo, Catherine ^a   Woisard, Anne ^a   Fourrey, J L ^b   Laugâa, Philippe ^a   Favre, Alain ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE CHIMIE DES SUBSTANCES NATURELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Cleavage activity; Hammerhead ribozyme; Photo cross links

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ION; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX;

EID: 0032703438     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(99)80053-4     Document Type: Article

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