Identification of a methylase required for 2-methylhopanoid production implications for the interpretation of sedimentary hopanes

The rise of atmospheric oxygen has driven environmental change and biological evolution throughout much of Earth's history and was enabled by the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis in the cyanobacteria. Dating this metabolic innovation using inorganic proxies from sedimentary rocks has been d...

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Main Authors: Welander, Paula V. (Contributor), Sessions, Alex L. (Author), Coleman, Maureen L (Author), Summons, Roger E (Author), Newman, Dianne K (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Coleman, Maureen L. (Contributor), Summons, Roger Everett (Contributor), Newman, Dianne K. (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences, 2012-10-22T19:34:48Z.
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