On the function of modified nucleosides in the RNA world

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 485-490

  Martínez Giménez, Juan A ^a,b   Sáez, Guillermo T ^a   Tabarés Seisdedos, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOSIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; RIBOZYME; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RIBOSOME; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSLATION;

EID: 0032556214     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0770     Document Type: Article

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