The evolution of the ribonucleotide reductases: Much ado about oxygen

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 180-196

  Poole, Anthony M ^a,c   Logan, Derek T ^b   Sjöberg, Britt Marie ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anaerobic; DNA origins; Oxygen evolution; Ribonucleotide reductase

Indexed keywords

DNA; OXYGEN; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; RNA;

ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DNA BINDING; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME MECHANISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; REDUCTION; ALLOSTERISM; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; OXYGEN; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES;

EID: 0036306498     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2315-3     Document Type: Article

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