Nirenberg and Matthaei experiment
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific research
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| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:Heinrich_Matthaei
gptkb:Marshall_Nirenberg |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1968 (Nirenberg)
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| gptkbp:date |
1961
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| gptkbp:field |
molecular biology
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Nirenberg and Matthaei experiment
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent genetic code research
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health
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| gptkbp:material |
synthetic RNA
cell-free extract from E. coli poly-U RNA |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_National_Academy_of_Sciences
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to decipher the genetic code
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| gptkbp:result |
demonstrated that poly-U codes for phenylalanine
first to identify a codon |
| gptkbp:significance |
first experimental evidence of the genetic code
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Frederick_Matthaei
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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