Computed Energetics of Nucleotides in Spatial Ribozyme Structures: An Accurate Identification of Functional Regions from Structure

Ribozymes are functionally diverse RNA molecules with intrinsic catalytic activity. Multiple structural and biochemical studies are required to establish which nucleotide bases are involved in the catalysis. The relative energetic properties of the nucleotide bases have been analyzed in a set of the...

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Main Author: Ivan Y. Torshin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.19