A novel evolutionary technique, designed to select E. coli strains capable of more efficiently metabolizing acetate—a ...

Nucleic acids are essential biomacromolecules that carry or contain genetic information. They can be separated primarily into two groups: deoxyribonucleic acid ... Function: Mitochondrial DNA is ...

Nucleic acids are a novel type of ubiquitylation substrate. ... On the contrary, no trace of 3′-deoxy ATP ubiquitylation was detected, again suggesting that DTX3L-RD targets the 3′ hydroxyl group of 3 ...

The origin of life continues to remain a matter of debate. The ribonucleic acid (RNA) world hypothesis proposes that ‘ribozymes’ which store genetic information and possess catalytic ...

Enzymes that operate on nucleic acid substrates are faced with the unusual situation where the substrate is much larger than themselves. Despite the potential to promote catalysis by utilizing the ...

Here we explore the massive impact nucleic acid chemistry has had on the manufacture of synthetic DNA and RNA sequences whilst explaining the chemistry behind the chemical synthesis of DNA. ... Indeed ...

Capsids protect viral nucleic acids from being chewed up and destroyed by special enzymes in the host cell called nucleases. Some viruses have a second protective layer known as the envelope.