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Convergent evolution of a modified, acetate-driven TCA cycle in bacteria

The tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle is central to energy production and biosynthetic precursor synthesis in aerobic organisms. There exist few known variations of a complete TCA cycle, with the common notion being that the enzymes involved have already evolved towards optimal performance. Here, we pr...

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Autores principales: Kwong, Waldan K., Zheng, Hao, Moran, Nancy A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5482284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28452983
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.67