1997
DNA enzymes
Breaker R. DNA enzymes. Nature Biotechnology 1997, 15: 427-431. PMID: 9131619, DOI: 10.1038/nbt0597-427.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
In vitro selection of self-cleaving DNAs
Carmi N, Shultz L, Breaker R. In vitro selection of self-cleaving DNAs. Cell Chemical Biology 1996, 3: 1039-1046. PMID: 9000012, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(96)90170-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual catalystsCatalytic DNAEnzyme-like activityChemical transformationsSole cofactorRate enhancementAdditional reactionsCu2DNA enzymeCatalystDNA cleavageBiological contextVitro SelectionUncatalyzed rateOxidative mechanismsDNAFurther optimizationDistinct classesRibozymeHydroxylDeoxyribozymesBiocatalystReactionCleavageCofactor