Can configuration of solitary wobble base pairs determine the specificity and degeneracy of the genetic code? Clues from molecular orbital modelling studies

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 851, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 319-334

  Das, Gunajyoti ^a   Lyngdoh, R H Duncan ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Crick wobble hypothesis; H bonded pairing configuration; PM3 SCF MO method; Semi empirical SCF MO theory; Wobble base pairs

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749105138     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2007.11.027     Document Type: Article

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