Catalytic DNA: Scope, Applications, and Biochemistry of Deoxyribozymes

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 595-609

  Silverman, Scott K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

catalytic DNA; deoxyribozyme; DNA catalyst; DNA enzyme; DNAzyme

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; APTAMER; CYTOSINE; DEOXYRIBOZYME; DNA; GUANINE; NUCLEIC ACID; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PEROXIDASE; PROTEIN; RIBOZYME; RNA; THYMINE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYST; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; IN VITRO SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE;

DNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 84970016108     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: 13624326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2016.04.010     Document Type: Review

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