Entropy and charge in molecular evolution - The case of phosphate

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 503-522

  Arrhenius, G ^a   Sales, B ^b   Mojzsis, S ^a   Lee, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ANION; BISULFITE; BORIC ACID; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; RNA; SUGAR; SULFITE;

BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENTROPY; EVOLUTION; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031582711     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0385     Document Type: Article

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