The early phases of genetic code origin: Conjectures on the evolution of coded catalysis

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 479-489

  Di Giulio, Massimo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalysis evolution; Peptidyl pre tRNA; pre tRNA; Protein synthesis origin; Protoribosome; tmRNA

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PROTEIN; RNA;

AMINO ACIDS; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACYL;

EID: 0142072054     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025772828039     Document Type: Review

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