| Literature DB >> 7266664 |
M Konarska, W Filipowicz, H Domdey, H J Gross.
Abstract
Extracts of wheat germ contain an RNA ligase activity that catalyses the conversation of linear polyribonucleotides into covalently closed circles. The newly formed 3',5'-phosphodiester bridge is resistant to alkali and a number of ribonucleases. This unusual stability is due to the presence of a phosphoryl group esterified to the 2'-position of the 3'-nucleotide joined. This is the first demonstration of an RNA ligase in higher plants and of a natural 2'-phosphomonoester, 3',5'-phosphodiester linkage.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7266664 DOI: 10.1038/293112a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962