Evolution and phylogenetic relationships of chitin synthases from yeasts and fungi

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 247-256

  Ruiz Herrera, José ^a   Manuel González Prieto, Juan ^a   Ruiz Medrano, Roberto ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chitin synthase; Fungal evolution; Fungi

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHITIN SYNTHASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EUKARYOTE EVOLUTION; FUNGUS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY; TAXONOMY; YEAST; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; OOMYCETES; PLANTAE; STRAMENOPILES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHITIN SYNTHASE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0036224727     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-1356(01)00049-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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