Determination of the pK(a) of the 2'-hydroxyl group of a phosphorylated ribose: Implications for the mechanism of hammerhead ribozyme catalysis

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 166-167

  Lyne, Paul D ^a,b   Karplus, Martin ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL GROUP; RIBOSE PHOSPHATE; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME MECHANISM; PKA;

EID: 0034639428     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja991820i     Document Type: Article

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