Amino-acid dating

Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 41-52

  Miller, G H ^a   Clarke, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULES; PROTEINS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AMINO-ACIDS; ASYMMETRIC CARBONS; CARBON ATOMS; CENTER OF SYMMETRY; CHIRAL MOLECULE; FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCKS; LONG CHAINS; ORGANIC MOLECULES; PEPTIDE BONDS; SIMPLE++;

AMINO ACIDS;

EID: 85079786098     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-44-452747-8/00059-4     Document Type: Chapter

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