Role of solvent dynamics in stabilizing the transition state of RNA hydrolysis by hairpin ribozyme

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 858-862

  Park, Hwangseo ^a   Lee, Sangyoub ^b  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 33748532420     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct0503015     Document Type: Article

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