Correct folding of a ribozyme induced by nonspecific macromolecules

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2738-2745

  Nashimoto, Masayuki ^a,b,c  

^a Life Science Research Laboratory   (Japan)

^b N243 Eyring Science Center   (United States)

^c NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conformational change; Hammerhead ribozyme; Macromolecular crowding; Nonspecific weak interaction; Self cleavage

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; DNA; MONOMER; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN; RIBOZYME; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA CLEAVAGE;

BASE SEQUENCE; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, TRANSFER;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0034069144     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01294.x     Document Type: Article

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