Evolutionary affiliations within the superfamily of ketosynthases reflect complex pathway associations

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 446-457

  Moffitt, Michelle C ^a   Neilan, Brett A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Ketosynthase; Nonribosomal peptide; Nonribosomal peptide synthetase; Polyketide; Polyketide synthase

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN; DINOPHYSISTOXIN 1; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; KETOSYNTHASE; MEVINOLIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; POLYKETIDE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; RAPAMYCIN; SERRAWETTIN W2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DINOFLAGELLATE; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; SHEWANELLA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; FUNGI; MYXOCOCCALES; PROKARYOTA; PROTOZOA; SHEWANELLA;

EID: 0037380334     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2415-0     Document Type: Article

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