A comparison of proteins from Pyrococcus furiosus and Pyrococcus abyssi: Barophily in the physicochemical properties of amino acids and in the genetic code

Gene

Volumn 346, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-6

  Di Giulio, Massimo ^a  

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

Author keywords

Amino acid substitution patterns; Barophily; Correlations in the genetic code; Hydrostatic pressure; Origin of life; Polarity and molecular weight of amino acids; Protein structure determinants

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; SERINE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CODON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

EID: 14744303570     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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