Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.6, 584-585, 2001
New ribozyme-mimics employing Mg(II) ion as catalytic center
By using two oligonucleotides as cofactors, Mg(II) ion selectively and efficiently hydrolyzed RNA at the target site under physiological conditions. The site-selective hydrolysis was further accelerated by introducing an acridine to oligonucleotides.