Early evolution of efficient enzymes and genome organization

Biology Direct

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Szilágyi, András ^a,b   Kun, Ádám ^a,b,c   Szathmáry, Eörs ^a,b,c  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c PARMENIDES FOUNDATION   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Enzyme evolution; Major transitions; Metabolism; Origin of life; Ribozyme

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHROMOSOME; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

CATALYSIS; CHROMOSOMES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; ENZYMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, GENETIC; RNA, CATALYTIC; SELECTION, GENETIC; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871764230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-7-38     Document Type: Article

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