Evolution of the self-reproducing system to the biosynthesis of the membrane: An approach from the amino acid sequence similarity in proteins

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-136

  Fukuchi, Satoshi ^a   Otsuka, Jinya ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ENZYME; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; PROTEIN; PYRUVIC ACID; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DATA BASE; EVOLUTION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GLYCOLYSIS; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030596917     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0147     Document Type: Article

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