Structure, folding and catalysis of the small nucleolytic ribozymes

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 330-338

  Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; METAL ION; RIBOZYME; RNA;

CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESTERIFICATION; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA CONFORMATION;

EID: 0033150677     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(99)80044-X     Document Type: Article

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