Methionyl-tRNA synthetase

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 337-350

  Deniziak, Marzanna A ^a   Barciszewski, Jan ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Protein protein interactions; tRNA binding

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

METHIONINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; METHIONINE TRNA LIGASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BACTERIA; BINDING SITES; HUMAN; METHIONINE-TRNA LIGASE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0035225699     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2001_3919     Document Type: Review

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