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Polyanion-Assisted Ribozyme Catalysis Inside Complex Coacervates

Raghav R Poudyal, Christine D Keating, Philip C Bevilacqua

    ACS Chemical Biology
    |June 12, 2019
    PubMed
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    Polyanions boost ribozyme reactions within complex coacervates, acting as prebiotic compartments. By preventing RNA from binding to polycations, these polyanions enhance ribozyme catalysis over 12-fold.

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