Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Carbohydrates or derivatives
Patent
1994-02-08
1996-08-06
LeGuyader, John L.
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Carbohydrates or derivatives
536 231, 536 245, 435 6, 435 9131, 4351721, 4351723, 4352401, 4352523, 4353201, C12N 1511, C12N 1570, C12N 1574, C12N 1579
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ABSTRACT:
Compounds having highly specific endoribonuclease activity are described. The compounds of this invention, also known as ribozymes, comprise nucleotides having two hybridizing regions with predetermined sequences capable of hybridizing with a target RNA, a region of defined sequence and a base paired stem region.
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Cameron Fiona H.
Gerlach Wayne L.
Haseloff James P.
Jennings Philip A.
Gene Shears Pty. Limited
LeGuyader John L.
White John P.
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