Evolutionary diversification in polyamine biosynthesis

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2119-2128

  Minguet, Eugenio G ^a   Vera Sirera, Francisco ^a   Marina, Alberto ^b   Carbonell, Juan ^a   Blázquez, Miguel A ^a  

^a Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aminopropyltransferases; Evolution; Polyamine; Putrescine; Spermidine; Spermine

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE; NICOTINE; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; SPERMINE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE; SYNTHETASE; THERMOSPERMINE SYNTHASE; TROPANE ALKALOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; EUKARYOTE; FUNGUS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLUM; PLANT; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; POLYAMINES; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMIDINE SYNTHASE; SPERMINE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PROKARYOTA; SOLANALES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 52449127981     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msn161     Document Type: Article

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