Biomolecular stability and life at high temperatures

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 250-264

  Daniel, R M ^a   Cowan, D A ^b  

^a Department of Electronic and Communication   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; Biomolecules; DNA; Enzymes; Lipids; Membranes; Proteins; RNA; Stability; T hermophiles; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CELL PROTEIN; DNA; ENZYME; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; GLUCONIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 1,6 BISPHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; GLYCERIC ACID; LIPID; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYAMINE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; RNA;

CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; ENZYME METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN VIVO STUDY; LIFESPAN; MICROCLIMATE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0034021526     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000688     Document Type: Review

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