Molecular evolution of urea amidolyase and urea carboxylase in fungi

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Urea amidolyase breaks down urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide in a two-step process, while another enzyme, urease, does this in a one step-process. Urea amidolyase has been found only in some fungal species among eukaryotes. It co...

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Main Authors: Harris Steven D, Nickerson Kenneth W, Strope Pooja K, Moriyama Etsuko N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/80