On ribosome conservation and evolution

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 359-374

  Agmon, Ilana ^a   Bashan, Anat ^a   Yonath, Ada ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gene fusion; Peptide bond formation; Ribosomal symmetrical region; Ribosome evolution; Transition state

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; PEPTIDE; POLYMERIZATION; RNA;

EID: 35548998339     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE_52_3-4_359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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