Direction of protein biosynthesis as a reflection of the prebiotic environment

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-158

  Mróz, Iwona ^a   Latajka, Zdzisław ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0031582974     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0502     Document Type: Article

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