RNA catalysis, thermodynamics and the origin of life

Life

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-141

  Scott, William G ^a   Szöke, Abraham ^b   Blaustein, Josh ^a,c   O'Rourke, Sara M ^a   Robertson, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Cabrillo College   (United States)

Author keywords

Nucleotide 2',3' cyclic phosphates; Ribozymes; RNA polymerization; RNA self replication; RNA world

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898485116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20751729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/life4020131     Document Type: Article

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