Specific aminoacylation of C4N hairpin RNAs with the cognate aminoacyl-adenylates in the presence of a dipeptide: Origin of the genetic code

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 23-26

  Shimizu, Mikio ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl adenylate; Anticodon; Dipeptide; Origin of genetic code; Specific aminoacylation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; DIPEPTIDE; RNA POLYMERASE; SYNTHETASE; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINOACYLATION; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; GENETIC CODE; RNA STRUCTURE;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DIPEPTIDES; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACID-SPECIFIC;

EID: 0028831258     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a124715     Document Type: Article

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