A quantitative model of the Escherichia coli 16 S RNA in the 30 S ribosomal subunit

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 308-340

  Malhotra, Arun ^a,b   Harvey, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16 S RNA; 30 S subunit; Model; Molecular mechanics; RNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028094855     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1994.1448     Document Type: Article

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