Modelling the evolution of the archaeal tryptophan synthase

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Microorganisms and plants are able to produce tryptophan. Enzymes catalysing the last seven steps of tryptophan biosynthesis are encoded in the canonical <it>trp </it>operon. Among the <it>trp </it>genes are m...

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Main Author: Merkl Rainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/59