Thermal stability of aminoacyl-tRNAs in aqueous solutions

Extremophiles

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 485-490

  Stepanov, Victor G ^a   Nyborg, Jens ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA; Metabolism; Thermophiles; Thermostability; Translation

Indexed keywords

AMINOACYL TRANSFER RNA; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; HALF LIFE TIME; HEAT; HYDROLYSIS; PH; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

DRUG STABILITY; HALF-LIFE; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACYL; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 0013122119     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-002-0285-4     Document Type: Article

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