A classification scheme for alternative oxidases reveals the taxonomic distribution and evolutionary history of the enzyme in angiosperms

Mitochondrion

Volumn 19, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 172-183

  Costa, José Hélio ^a   McDonald, Allison E ^b   Arnholdt Schmitt, Birgit ^c   Fernandes de Melo, Dirce ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alternative oxidase; Classification; Evolution; Flowering plants; Taxonomic distribution

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

ANGIOSPERMS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84914146530     PISSN: 15677249     EISSN: 18728278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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