RNA catalysis through compartmentalization

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 941-946

  Strulson, Christopher A ^a,b   Molden, Rosalynn C ^a,c   Keating, Christine D ^a   Bevilacqua, Philip C ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; RIBOZYME; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOMIMETICS; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; METABOLISM;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOMIMETICS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; DEXTRANS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RNA, CATALYTIC; WATER;

EID: 84867887732     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1466     Document Type: Article

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