Symmetry scheme for amino acid codons

被引:10
作者
Balakrishnan, J [1 ]
机构
[1] CSIR, Ctr Math Modelling & Comp Simulat, Bangalore 560037, Karnataka, India
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2002年 / 65卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevE.65.021912
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Group theoretical concepts are invoked in a specific model to explain how only twenty amino acids occur in nature out of a possible sixty four. The methods we use enable us to justify the occurrence of the recently discovered 21st amino acid selenocysteine, and also enables us to predict the possible existence of two more, as yet undiscovered amino acids.
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