Ribozymes in Biotechnology
Duane E. Ruffner
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Duane E. Ruffner
Abstract
Abstract Ribozymes are RNA molecules that catalyse the cleavage and/or ligation of other RNA molecules. This capacity of ribozymes has therapeutic application for the inactivation of deleterious genes and the repair of mutated genes involved in many disease states.
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Abstract Ribozymes are RNA molecules that catalyse the cleavage and/or ligation of other RNA molecules. This capacity of ribozymes has therapeutic application for the inactivation of deleterious genes and the repair of mutated genes involved in many disease states.
Key concepts: Ribozyme, Ligase ribozyme, RNA, Gene, Cleavage (geology), Ligation, Computational biology, Biology