Crystallogenesis at the heart of the interplay between science and technology in the quest to comprehend tRNA biology

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 405-414

  Giegé, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE; AMINOACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES (AARS); AMMONIUM SULFATE; CELLULAR PROCESS; CRYSTAL QUALITIES; FUNCTIONAL STATE; MACROMOLECULAR LIGANDS; MICRO-DIALYSIS; POLYAMINES; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SMALL MOLECULES; SMALL RNA; TRANSFER RNA (TRNA); VAPOR PHASE DIFFUSION;

AMINO ACIDS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; METAL IONS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

BIOLOGY;

EID: 84873399819     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg3017003     Document Type: Article

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