Peptide synthesis through evolution

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1317-1330

  Tamura, K ^a   Alexander, R W ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Minihelix; Oligonucleotides; Peptide bond formation; Prebiotic; Ribosome; RNA world; Template; tRNA

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RIBOSOME;

CATALYSIS; EVOLUTION; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 3042783024     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-3449-9     Document Type: Review

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