Primordial synthesis machines and the origin of the genetic code

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 257, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 119-127

  Aldana, M ^a   Cazarez Bush F ^b   Cocho, G ^b   Martinez Mekler G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Genetic code; Molecular machines; Origin of life; Ratchets; Ribosome

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATICS; GENES; MONOMERS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GENETIC CODES; MOLECULAR SYNTHESIS MACHINES;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0041856648     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(98)00133-2     Document Type: Article

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