Rate and accuracy of bacterial protein synthesis revisited

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-147

  Johansson, Magnus ^a   Lovmar, Martin ^a   Ehrenberg, Måns ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

BACTERIAL CELL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL GROWTH; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; KINETICS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, TRANSFER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 42049086762     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2008.02.015     Document Type: Review

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