Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases: Potential markers of genetic code development

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 591-596

  Ribas de Pouplana, Lluís ^a   Schimmel, Paul ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOACYLATION; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; GENE ASSIGNMENT; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMINO ACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES; ANIMALS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CODON; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 0035478911     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(01)01932-6     Document Type: Review

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