A thiamin-utilizing ribozyme decarboxylates a pyruvate-like substrate

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 971-977

  Cernak, Paul ^a   Sen, Dipankar ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; COCARBOXYLASE; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; PYRUVIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RIBOZYME; THIAMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM;

BIOTIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; PYRUVATES; RNA, CATALYTIC; THIAMINE; THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE;

EID: 84887710449     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1777     Document Type: Article

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