Optimization and generality of a small deoxyribozyme that ligates RNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 330, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1015-1025

  Ricca, Benjamin L ^a   Wolf, Amanda C ^a   Silverman, Scott K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic phosphate; Deoxyribozyme; DNA enzyme; Mutagenesis; RNA ligation

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBOZYME; NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PYRIMIDINE; RNA; RNA LIGASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ENZYME SUBUNIT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; QUANTUM YIELD; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SEQUENCE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ALISMATACEAE; KOBUS;

EID: 0037675825     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00654-5     Document Type: Article

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