The evolutionary history of the first three enzymes in pyrimidine biosynthesis

BioEssays

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 157-164

  Davidson, Jeffrey N ^a   Chen, Kuey C ^a   Jamison, Robert S ^a   Musmanno, Lisa A ^a   Kern, Christine B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

ASPARTATE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; CAD MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROTEIN; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (GLUTAMINE HYDROLYSING); CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (GLUTAMINE HYDROLYZING); DIHYDROOROTASE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMAL; ASPARTATE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIA; CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (GLUTAMINE-HYDROLYZING); DIHYDROOROTASE; EVOLUTION; MAMMALS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PYRIMIDINES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0027564279     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950150303     Document Type: Review

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