DNAzyme-mediated catalysis with only guanosine and cytidine nucleotides

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 413-420

  Schlosser, Kenny ^a   Li, Yingfu ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTIDINE; DEOXYRIBOZYME; DNA; GUANOSINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BREAK;

BIOCATALYSIS; CYTOSINE NUCLEOTIDES; DNA, CATALYTIC; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDES; METALS; RNA;

EID: 59649104166     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn930     Document Type: Article

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