Translocation properties of primitive molecular machines and their relevance to the structure of the genetic code

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-45

  Aldana Gonzalez M ^a   Cocho, G ^b   Larralde, H ^c   Martinez Mekler G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MONOMER; POLYMER; POLYPEPTIDE; RIBOSOME RNA;

TRANSLOCATION;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; ELECTRICITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC CODE; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037211111     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2003.3108     Document Type: Article

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