RNA-directed amino acid homochirality

FASEB Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 503-507

  Martyn Bailey, J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA synthase translation; Aminoacylation; Biopolymer; Chiroselection; Codon; Evolution; L amino acids; Protein synthesis; Stereoisomerism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DEXTRO AMINO ACID; RIBOSE; RNA;

AMINOACYLATION; ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 2642655274     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.12.6.503     Document Type: Article

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