Kinetic Study of the Avocado Sunblotch Viroid Self-Cleavage Reaction Reveals Compensatory Effects between High-Pressure and High-Temperature: Implications for Origins of Life on Earth

A high pressure apparatus allowing one to study enzyme kinetics under pressure was used to study the self-cleavage activity of the avocado sunblotch viroid. The kinetics of this reaction were determined under pressure over a range up to 300 MPa (1–3000 bar). It appears that the initial rate of this...

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Main Authors: Hussein Kaddour, Honorine Lucchi, Guy Hervé, Jacques Vergne, Marie-Christine Maurel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/8/720