Structure of the genetic code suggested by the hydropathy correlation between anticodons and amino acid residues

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-103

  Farias, Sávio Torres De ^a   Moreira, Carlos Henrique Costa ^a   Guimarães, Romeu Cardoso ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases; Anticodons; Dinucleotides; Genetic code; Hydropathy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID; DNA; ENZYME; GENE; PROTEIN;

ANTICODON; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC CODE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTICODON; GENETIC CODE;

EID: 33846850568     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9008-7     Document Type: Article

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