Ribozymes and the mechanisms that underlie RNA catalysis

Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 178-185

  Wilson, Timothy J ^a   Liu, Yijin ^a   Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

catalytic mechanism; RNA catalysis; RNA structure

Indexed keywords

METAL IONS; METALS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RNA;

ACID-BASE CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC MECHANISMS; CLEAVAGE REACTION; NUCLEOBASES; PHOSPHORYL TRANSFER REACTIONS; RNA CATALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURES; SMALL MOLECULES;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 84957586376     PISSN: 20950179     EISSN: 20950187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11705-016-1558-2     Document Type: Review

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