Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Micro-organism – tissue cell culture or enzyme using process... – Preparing compound containing saccharide radical
Patent
1993-12-10
1997-07-08
Guzo, David
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Micro-organism, tissue cell culture or enzyme using process...
Preparing compound containing saccharide radical
4351721, C12P 1934
Patent
active
056460201
ABSTRACT:
A method for selecting a hammerhead ribozyme target site comprising the step of selecting a site comprising an XXUH/XX nucleotide sequence, where XX are strong duplex forming bases, H is U, A or C, and the slash represents the cleavage site.
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Mamone J. Anthony
Swiggen James A.
Guzo David
Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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