Positive selection of three chitinase genes of the family 18 of glycoside hydrolases in mammals

Biologia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 819-825

  He, Beibei ^a   Wang, Li ^b   Wang, Jinhong ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Zhang, Shuyi ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Glycoside hydrolase family GH18; Positive selection; Protein evolution

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 70349748467     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0117-4     Document Type: Article

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