Searching for a DNAzyme Version of the Leadzyme

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 81, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 235-244

  Saran, Runjhun ^a   Chen, Qingyun ^a   Liu, Juewen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNAzymes; In vitro selection; Lead; Ribozymes; RNA cleavage

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBOZYME; LEADZYME; RIBOZYME;

ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIF; SYSTEMATIC EVOLUTION OF LIGANDS BY EXPONENTIAL ENRICHMENT APTAMER TECHNIQUE;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DNA, CATALYTIC; KINETICS; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIFS; RNA, CATALYTIC; SELEX APTAMER TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84948388138     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-015-9702-z     Document Type: Article

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