Amino acid composition in endothermic vertebrates is biased in the same direction as in thermophilic prokaryotes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Among bacteria and archaea, amino acid usage is correlated with habitat temperatures. In particular, protein surfaces in species thriving at higher temperatures appear to be enriched in amino acids that stabilize protein structure an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/263 |