Early evolution of the biotin-dependent carboxylase family

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Biotin-dependent carboxylases are a diverse family of carboxylating enzymes widespread in the three domains of life, and thus thought to be very ancient. This family includes enzymes that carboxylate acetyl-CoA, propionyl-CoA, methyl...

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Main Authors: Moreira David, Lombard Jonathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/232