Antagonistic substrate binding by a group II intron ribozyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-27

  Qin, Peter Zhifeng ^b   Pyle, Anna Marie ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Catalysis; Enzymology; RNA; Specificity; Splicing

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENERGY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; INTRON; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0345035508     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2922     Document Type: Article

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