Evolution of C4 phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase. Genes and proteins: A case study with the genus Flaveria

Annals of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-23

  Westhoff, Peter ^a   Gowik, Udo ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

C4 photosynthesis; Evolution; Flaveria; Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

FLAVERIA; FLAVERIA PRINGLEI; FLAVERIA TRINERVIA;

PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FLAVERIA; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLAVERIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 1542469444     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch003     Document Type: Review

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