| Literature DB >> 21547300 |
Tohru Dairi1, Tomohisa Kuzuyama, Makoto Nishiyama, Isao Fujii.
Abstract
This review article focuses on how nature sometimes solves the same problem in the biosynthesis of small molecules but using very different approaches. Four examples, involving isopentenyl diphosphate, menaquinone, lysine, and aromatic polyketides, are highlighted that represent different strategies in convergent metabolism.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21547300 DOI: 10.1039/c0np00047g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Prod Rep ISSN: 0265-0568 Impact factor: 13.423