Divergent evolution of the thiolase superfamily and chalcone synthase family

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 691-701

  Jiang, Chenguang ^a   Kim, Sun Young ^a   Suh, Dae Yeon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active site architecture; Chalcone synthase family; Divergent evolution; Enzyme evolution; Gene birth and death; Most recent common ancestor; Thiolase superfamily

Indexed keywords

3 OXOACYL ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN SYNTHASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANGIOSPERM; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

3-OXOACYL-(ACYL-CARRIER-PROTEIN) SYNTHASE; ACYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANGIOSPERMS; ARCHAEA; BRYOPHYTA; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CYANOBACTERIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA SYNTHASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ARCHAEA; BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 56549128655     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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