A Contact Photo-Cross-linking Investigation of the Active Site of the 8-17 Deoxyribozyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 381, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 845-859

  Liu, Yong ^a   Sen, Dipankar ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

8 17 DNAzyme; active site; cross linking; deoxyribozyme

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DEOXYRIBOZYME; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METAL ION; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; THYMINE; ZINC;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE MUTATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 48449093216     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.06.036     Document Type: Article

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