A simple model of the thermal prebiotic oligomerization of amino acids

BioSystems

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 67-73

  Mosqueira, F G ^a   Ramos Bernal, S ^b   Negron Mendoza A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Markov chain; Oligomerization of amino acids; Self ordering principle of amino acids; Thermal proteins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0034233025     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(00)00089-7     Document Type: Article

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