Origins and early evolution of the mevalonate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis in the three domains of life

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-99

  Lombard, Jonathan ^a   Moreira, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

cenancestor; early evolution; isoprenoids; mevalonate pathway

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENOID; MEVALONIC ACID;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOSYNTHESIS; EUKARYOTE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; SEQUENCE DATABASE; TAXON;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 78650467548     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq177     Document Type: Article

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