Ribozymes (RNA Enzymes) David Peterson
Enzymes Catalyze reactions Very specific Act on substrates Active site
Enzymes Bind Substrates
Structure of RNA and DNA
DNA RNA Protein Information Flow in Cells The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology TranscriptionTranslation
Semiconservative DNA Replication
Amino acids combine to make peptides and proteins
mRNA Splicing
Ribosomes Site of protein synthesis Made of RNA and protein
Tetrahymena thermophila
Self-Splicing RNA Cech, Zaug, and Grabowski Cell 27:
Single-Stranded RNA Can Form Intramolecular Base Pairs
Intramolecular H-bonds in the Tetrahymena Ribozyme
3D Structure of the Self-Splicing Intron
Ribosomes Site of protein synthesis Made of RNA and protein
Tom Cech Sidney Altman Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1989