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Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases as Clues to Establishment of the Genetic Code

  • Ribas de Pouplana L
  • Schimmel P
Springer US, (2007), 119-133
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-26887-1_8
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Abstract

Aminoaql-tRNA synthetases catalyze the specific aminoacylation of tRNAs with their cognate amino acids, thus establishing the rules of the genetic code. The enzymes are universally distributed, and their sequences and structures reveal that the majority of them were...

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Ribas de Pouplana, L., & Schimmel, P. (2007). Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases as Clues to Establishment of the Genetic Code. In The Genetic Code and the Origin of Life (pp. 119–133). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26887-1_8

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