MAXIZYMEs: Allosterically controllable ribozymes with biosensor functions

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 359-365

  Kurata, Hiroyuki ^a   Miyagishi, Makoto ^a   Kuwabara, Tomoko ^a,b   Warashina, Masaki ^b   Taira, Kazunari ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allosteric; Biosensor; Hammerhead ribozyme; Maxizyme; Molecular switch; Ribozyme

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034422675     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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