Lanosterol biosynthesis in the prokaryote Methylococcus Capsulatus: Insight into the evolution of sterol biosynthesis

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1714-1721

  Lamb, David C ^a   Jackson, Colin J ^a   Warrilow, Andrew G S ^a   Manning, Nigel J ^b   Kelly, Diane E ^a   Kelly, Steven L ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; Evolution; Methylococcus capsulatus; Oxidosqualene cyclase; Squalene monooxygenase; Sterol

Indexed keywords

LANOSTEROL; LANOSTEROL SYNTHASE; OXIDOSQUALENE CYCLASE; SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROL SYNTHESIS;

CYCLIZATION; EVOLUTION; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; LANOSTEROL; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; SQUALENE; SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE;

EUKARYOTA; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34547781221     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msm090     Document Type: Article

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