title: Symmetry scheme for amino acid codons.
abstract: Group theoretical concepts are invoked in a specific model to explain how only twenty amino acids occur in nature out of a possible sixty four. The methods we use enable us to justify the occurrence of the recently discovered 21st amino acid selenocysteine, and also enables us to predict the possible existence of two more, as yet undiscovered amino acids.
authors.affiliation: CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (C-MMACS), NAL Wind Tunnel Road, Bangalore-560 037, India. janaki@cmmacs.ernet.in
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000235:genetics*; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D003062:Codon / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D008957:Models, Genetic; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D003062:Codon; D011506:Proteins