An ACP-independent fatty acid synthesis pathway in archaea: Implications for the origin of phospholipids

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3261-3265

  Lombard, Jonathan ^a   López García, Purificación ^a   Moreira, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

acyl carrier protein; archaea; cenancestor; early evolution; fatty acid synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; LAST COMMON ANCESTOR; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENOMICS;

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; ARCHAEA; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX, TYPE II; FATTY ACIDS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84867802860     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss160     Document Type: Article

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