"Terrestrial" Amino Acids and their Evolution

Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 43-75

  Freeland, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Evolution; Genetic code; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878807381     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527631766.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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