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The structural basis of ribosome activity in peptide bond synthesis.

STEITZ, Thomas Arthur (1940 – 2018) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Science, 289, 920-930. 2000 CE.

With Poul Nissen, Jeffrey Hansen, Nenad Ban, Peter B. Moore.

Steitz shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Ada Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome."

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BIOLOGY › MOLECULAR BIOLOGY › Protein Synthesis NOBEL PRIZES › Nobel Prize in Chemistry (selected)

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