Evolutionary history of eukaryotic α-glucosidases from the α-amylase family

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 129-145

  Gabriško, Marek ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Amylase family; Glucosidase; Gene family; Horizontal gene transfer; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CULEX; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HYMENOPTERA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY;

AEDES; ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX; EUKARYOTA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; METAZOA;

EID: 84879606310     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-013-9545-4     Document Type: Article

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