Intramolecular RNA replicase: Possibly the first self-replicating molecule in the RNA world

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 413-420

  Ma, Wentao ^a   Yu, Chunwu ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intramolecular catalysis; Molecular evolution; Origin of life; RNA replicase; RNA World

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; RNA; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

CATALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORIGIN OF LIFE; RNA;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REVIEW;

CATALYSIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RNA; RNA REPLICASE; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 33749007992     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-005-9006-1     Document Type: Review

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