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In vitro Evolution and Engineering for Improved Ribozyme Polymerase Production
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In vitro Evolution and Engineering for Improved Ribozyme Polymerase Production

  • Israr Khan1,
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  • Ayaz Ali Khan2 

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According to the "RNA World Hypothesis" the first self replicating molecule formed from the prebiotic chemicals is the ribozyme. A model compartmentalized self replicating system for ribozyme polymerases is designed and used to improve activity, fidelity and generality of the enzyme.

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  1. University of the Punjab, School of Biological Sciences, 54590, Pakistan

    Israr Khan & Muhammad Waheed Akktar

  2. University of Malakand, Department of Biotechnology, Khyberpakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    Ayaz Ali Khan

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Khan, I., Akktar, M. & Khan, A. In vitro Evolution and Engineering for Improved Ribozyme Polymerase Production. Nat Prec (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2011.6064.1

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  • in vitro evolution
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  • polymerase
  • ribozyme polymerases
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