The A730 loop is an important component of the active site of the VS ribozyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 312, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 663-674

  Lafontaine, Daniel A ^a   Wilson, Timothy J ^a   Norman, David G ^a   Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FRET; Metal ions; Nucleobases; Rate enhancement; RNA catalysis

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ION; METAL ION; NUCLEIC ACID BASE; RIBOZYME; RNA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035965132     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4996     Document Type: Article

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