Nature of the chemical bond with the structural metal ion at the A9/G10.1 motif derived from hammerhead ribozymes

Authors :: Yoshiyuki Tanaka
Yasuhiro Kasai
Shunsuke Mochizuki
Akihiro Wakisaka
Morita, Eugene H.; Chojiro Kojima; Atsushi Toyozawa; Yoshinori Kondo; Masumi Taki; Yasuomi Takagi; Atsushi Inoue; Kazuhiko Yamasaki; Kazunari Taira
Source :: Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jan 28, 2004, Vol. 126 Issue 3, 744-752
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: A study on the interaction between metal ions and the metal ion-binding motif in hammerhead ribozymes is presented. The findings suggest that the metal ion at this motif is not catalytic center of hammerhead .

Subjects :: Nucleotide sequencing -- Analysis
Catalytic RNA -- Analysis
Chemical bonds -- Analysis
Metal ions -- Analysis
Chemistry

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