Evolution of the membrane-bound fatty acid desaturases

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1111-1124

  Lopez Alonso D ^a   Garcia Maroto F ^a   Rodriguez Ruiz J ^a   Garrido, J A ^a   Vilches, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Desaturase gene evolution; Front end desaturases; Intron less gene; Membrane desaturases

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0141574395     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(03)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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