An algorithm for discriminating sequences and its application to yeast transfer RNA

1 September 1987

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Bioinformatics

Vol. 3 (3) , 177-181
https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/3.3.177

Abstract

We describe an algorithm for finding nucleotide residues strongly correlated with the amino acid acceptor functions of transfer RNAs. The algorithm exploits the fact that each tRNA accepts only one of 20 amino acids. The algorithm is applied to 37 Saccharomyces cerevisiae transfer RNAs.

Keywords

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
STRONGLY CORRELATED
NUCLEOTIDE RESIDUES
ACCEPTOR FUNCTIONS
DISCRIMINATING SEQUENCES
ALGORITHM EXPLOITS
RESIDUES STRONGLY
TRNA ACCEPTS
FINDING NUCLEOTIDE

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