Amino acid biogenesis, evolution of the genetic code and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 228, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 389-396

  Klipcan, Liron ^a   Safro, Mark ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amino acids and biosynthesis; Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE;

AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINOACYLATION; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CHRONOLOGY; COVALENT BOND; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC CODE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES; BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE;

EID: 2342637052     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.01.014     Document Type: Article

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