Identification of nucleotide residues essential for RNase P activity from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1940-1945

  Terada, Atsushi ^a   Yoshida, Takeshi ^a   Kimura, Makoto ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Archaea; Precursor tRNA (Pre tRNA); Pyrococcus horikoshii; Ribonuclease P RNA (RNase P RNA); Ribozyme

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEINS;

PRECURSOR TRNA; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII; RIBONUCLEASE P RNA; RIBOZYME;

NUCLEOTIDES;

NUCLEOTIDE; RIBONUCLEASE P; RIBOZYME; RNA PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

CATALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; NUCLEOTIDES; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA, CATALYTIC;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

EID: 36148982232     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70145     Document Type: Article

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