DNAzyme 9DB1 Makes Use of a Mechanism Involving Two Ions, Similar to that Used by Natural Enzymes (IMAGE)

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)

DNAzyme 9DB1 Makes Use of a Mechanism Involving Two Ions, Similar to that Used by Natural Enzymes

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The DNAzyme 9DB1, whose catalytically active structure and reaction mechanism was unknown, makes use of a mechanism involving two ions, similar to that used by natural enzymes. The results reported by the IRB Barcelona researchers will lead to improvements in current DNAzymes and the design of more efficient ones for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

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Juan Aranda, IRB Barcelona

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