Metabolite channeling in the origin of life

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 313-322

  Edwards, Matthew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ENZYME; MINERAL; PROTEIN; RNA;

BIOGENESIS; CATALYST; CODON USAGE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC CODE; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030011138     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0070     Document Type: Article

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