Growth rate-optimised tRNA abundance and codon usage

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 544-550

  Berg, Otto G ^a   Kurland, C G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Codon usage; Codon tRNA association rates; Escherichia coli; Growth optimisation; tRNA abundance

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CODON USAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031586223     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1142     Document Type: Editorial

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