The coenzyme thiamine pyrophosphate inhibits the self-splicing of the group I intron

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-167

  Ahn, Sung Joon ^a   Park, In Kook ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Group I intron; Ribozyme; Self splicing; T4 phage; Thiamine pyrophosphate

Indexed keywords

COCARBOXYLASE; GUANOSINE; THIAMINE; THIAMINE PHOSPHATE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; COENZYME; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; RNA SPLICING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; THIOCHROME;

T4 PHAGE;

BACTERIOPHAGE T4; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUANOSINE; INTRONS; KINETICS; MAGNESIUM; RNA SPLICING; RNA, CATALYTIC; THIAMINE; THIAMINE MONOPHOSPHATE; THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

EID: 0037290664     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(02)00211-X     Document Type: Article

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