Footprints of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are everywhere

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 207-209

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

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOACYLATION; ENZYME BINDING; GENETIC CODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0343618479     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01553-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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