Action of RNase II and polynucleotide phosphorylase against RNAs containing stem-loops of defined structure

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2422-2427

  Spickler, Catherine ^a   Mackie, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXORIBONUCLEASE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION;

EXORIBONUCLEASES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033996954     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.9.2422-2427.2000     Document Type: Article

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