The primary structure of tRNASer from Thermus thermophilus

Petrushenko, Z. M.; Kovalenko, O. P.; Malchenko, N. N.; Krikliviy, I. A.; Yaremchuk, A. D.; Tukalo, M. A.

doi:10.7124/bc.00047F

Biopolym. Cell. 1997; 13(3):202-208.

http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.00047F

Structure and Function of Biopolymers

The primary structure of tRNA^Ser from Thermus thermophilus

1Petrushenko Z. M., 1Kovalenko O. P., 1Malchenko N. N., 1Krikliviy I. A., 1Yaremchuk A. D., 1Tukalo M. A.

Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

Sequences of two serine isoacceptor tRNA^Ser from Thermus thermophilus, containing different anticodons have been studied. The homology of sequences is 60 %. The major differences have been found in anticodon and variable arms. Acceptor stems and T-arms have the same structures and D-arms differ by only one base pair.

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