Roots of Biosynthetic Diversity
- 6 April 2007
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 316 (5821) , 60-61
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1141630
Abstract
Terpenoid synthases generate an extraordinarily diverse set of natural products. Evolution of these enzymes from a common-helical ancestor has resulted in profound changes in activity.Keywords
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