Phylogenetic implications of the CAD complex from the primitive red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae (Cyanidiales, Rhodophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 652-657

  Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a   Matsuzaki, Motomichi ^b   Misumi, Osami ^c,d   Kuroiwa, Haruko ^c,d   Higashiyama, Tetsuya ^a   Kuroiwa, Tsuneyoshi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NARO Bio oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution   (Japan)

Author keywords

CAD complex; Evolution; Phylogeny; Pyrimidine biosynthetic cluster; Red algae

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; PHYLOGENETICS; RED ALGA;

AMOEBOZOA; CYANIDIOSCHYZON MEROLAE;

EID: 20644469673     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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