In vitro specific cleavage of HIV-1 tat-RNA by catalytically active polyribonucleotide, ribozyme
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https://doi.org/10.7124/bc.00041BAbstract
The hammerhead type ribozyme-mediated cleavage of tat-RNA of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 data are presented. The ribozyme activity was appeared in magnesium-dependent manner at moderate temperature in the presence of monovalent cations and/or potyamines.References
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