History of RNase P and overview of its catalytic activity

Protein Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-15

  Altman, Sidney ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE P;

CATALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RECONSTITUTION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77953426040     PISSN: 18713025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1142-1_1     Document Type: Review

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