The search for traces of life: The protective effect of salt on biological macromolecules

Extremophiles

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 427-430

  Tehei, Moeava ^a   Franzetti, Bruno ^a   Maurel, Marie Christine ^b   Vergne, Jacques ^b   Hountondji, Codjo ^c   Zaccai, Giuseppe ^a,d  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^b INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE BIOCHIMIE   (France)

^d INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

Author keywords

Exobiology; Halophile proteins; Malate dehydrogenase; Salt; Stability; tRNA

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI;

ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSFER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DESICCATION; DNA DENATURATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI; HEART MUSCLE; HEAT; LIFE; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DESICCATION; ELECTROSTATICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI; HEAT; LIFE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MYOCARDIUM; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, TRANSFER; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SWINE;

EID: 0036783192     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-002-0275-6     Document Type: Article

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