Insights into the role of conformational transitions and metal ion binding in RNA catalysis from molecular simulations

Annual Reports in Computational Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue C, 2010, Pages 168-200

  Lee, Tai Sung ^a,b   Giambaşu, George M ^a,b   York, Darrin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Hammerhead ribozyme; L1 ligase ribozyme; Mg2+ ions; Molecular simulation; RNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955744375     PISSN: 15741400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-1400(10)06010-X     Document Type: Chapter

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