The effect of secondary structure on cleavage of the phosphodiester bonds of RNA

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-119

  Mihkola, Satu ^a   Kaukinen, Ulla ^a   Lönnberg, Harri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; METAL; RIBOZYME; RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ESTERIFICATION; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ESTERIFICATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 0035230816     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/CBB:34:1:95     Document Type: Review

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