Synthesis and properties of RNA with catalytic activity
Odai, O.; Sakata, T.; Orita, M.; Hiroaki, H.; Uesugi, S.; Tanaka, T.
Nucleic Acids Symposium Series 21: 105-106
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0261-3166 PMID: 2608453 Document Number: 329830
Ribooligonucleotides, which form the self-cleavage domain of a satellite RNA of tobacco ringspot virus, were synthesized by the solid-phase phosphoramidite method using o-nitrobenzyl groups for 2'-hydroxyl protection. The oligomers were obtained in quantities sufficient for NMR measurement. Specific cleavage at an expected site was observed when the three RNA fragments were mixed in the presence of magnesium ions.