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The frequency of errors in protein biosynthesis
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“Error frequencies of 0.01-0.1% per amino acid (AA) have been estimated for misincorporating structurally similar amino acids in vivo 20 .”
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- Authors
- Loftfield, R. B., & Vanderjagt, D.
- Affiliations
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Venue
- Biochemical Journal
- Publisher
- Portland Press Ltd.
- Published
- 1972-08-01
- Volume
- 128
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1353-1356
- ISSN
- 0306-3283 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC1174024
- OpenAlex
- W1923250545
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- 2.35
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Locations
- Biochemical Journal (publishedVersion)
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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Keywords
- protein synthesis, error rate, translation errors, protein synthesis fidelity, aminoacyl-tRNA
- MeSH terms
- Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, DNA, Genetic Code, Hemoglobins, Hemoglobins, Abnormal, Humans, Rabbits, Reticulocytes, RNA, Transcription, Genetic, Protein Biosynthesis, In Vitro Techniques
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