First 3-D Structure of the Enzymatic Role of DNA (IMAGE)

Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

First 3-D Structure of the Enzymatic Role of DNA

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This is the structure of deoxyribozyme 9DB1, where we can see the synthetic strand of DNA (in green) once it has catalyzed the ligation of two RNA strands (in orange), joined at the point which is represented by a sphere.

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A. Ponce-Salvatierra / Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie

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