A methanogen hosted the origin of the genetic code

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Di Giulio, Massimo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acid substitution pattern; Biological dating; LUCA; Timing of methanogenesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; GENETICS; METHANOGENESIS; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CODE; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; METHANOPYRUS KANDLERI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; EURYARCHAEOTA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; METHANE; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI;

METHANOPYRUS KANDLERI; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI;

EID: 67949124617     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.05.030     Document Type: Article

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