Aminoadipate reductase gene: a new fungal-specific gene for comparative evolutionary analyses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In fungi, aminoadipate reductase converts 2-aminoadipate to 2-aminoadipate 6-semialdehyde. However, other organisms have no homologue to the aminoadipate reductase gene and this pathway appears to be restricted to fungi. In this stud...

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Main Authors: Miura Yoshiharu, Nishida Hiromi, An Kwang-Deuk, Yokota Akira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/2/6