A Promiscuous Ribozyme Promotes Nucleotide Synthesis in Addition to Ribose Chemistry

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 815-825

  Lau, Matthew W L ^a   Unrau, Peter J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CHEMBIO; RNA

Indexed keywords

6-THIOGUANOSINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GUANOSINE; NUCLEOSIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSE 5 PHOSPHATE; RIBOSE PHOSPHATE; RIBOSE-5-PHOSPHATE; RIBOZYME; SCHIFF BASE; THIOGUANOSINE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; GUANOSINE; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEOTIDES; RIBOSEMONOPHOSPHATES; RNA, CATALYTIC; SCHIFF BASES; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; THIONUCLEOSIDES;

EID: 69049086591     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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