Molecular handedness of life: Significance of RNA aminoacylation

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 991-994

  Tamura, Koji ^a,b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Aminoacylation; Evolution; Homochirality; Origin of life; RNA minihelix; RNA world; TRNA

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINOACYLATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REVIEW; STEREOISOMERISM;

AMINO ACIDS; AMINOACYLATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, TRANSFER; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77949906855     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 09737138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-009-0113-4     Document Type: Review

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