Random nucleotide substitutions in primate nonfunctional gene for L- gulono-γ-lactone oxidase, the missing enzyme in L-ascorbic acid biosynthesis

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1472, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 408-411

  Ohta, Yuriko ^a   Nishikimi, Morimitsu ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evolution; L Gulono lactone oxidase; Nucleotide sequence; Polymerase chain reaction; Primate

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; GENE DELETION; MACACA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORANG UTAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VITAMIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; HUMANS; L-GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES;

EID: 0032850117     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4165(99)00123-3     Document Type: Article

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