Coenzyme A biosynthesis: Reconstruction of the pathway in archaea and an evolutionary scenario based on comparative genomics

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1242-1251

  Genschel, Ulrich ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cofactor biosynthesis; Evolution of metabolic pathways; Horizontal gene transfer; Pantothenate kinase; Pantothenate synthetase

Indexed keywords

COENZYME A; PANTOTHENATE KINASE; PANTOTHENATE SYNTHETASE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID 4' PHOSPHATE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CELL METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; GENOMICS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; CARBOXY-LYASES; COENZYME A; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOMICS; HUMANS; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PHYLOGENY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 3042591086     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh119     Document Type: Article

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