The trinity of life: The genome, the proteome, and the mineral chemical elements

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 738-749

  Williams, R J P ^a   Frausto Da Silva J J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; CELLS; DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALS;

ELEMENT CONCENTRATION; FREE METAL ION CONCENTRATION; GENOME; PROTEOME;

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS;

EID: 2042540729     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p738     Document Type: Article

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