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Comparative genomics reveals novel biochemical pathways

Author

  • Jure Piskur
  • K.D. Schnackerz
  • Gorm Andersen
  • Olof Björnberg

Summary, in English

How well do we understand which enzymes are involved in the primary metabolism of the cell? A recent study using comparative genomics and postgenomics approaches revealed a novel pathway in the most studied organism, Escherichia coli. The analysis of a new operon consisting of seven previously uncharacterized genes thought to be involved in the degradation of nucleic acid precursors showsthe impact of comparative genomics on the discovery of novel pathways and enzymes.

Publishing year

2007

Language

English

Pages

369-372

Publication/Series

Trends in Genetics

Volume

23

Issue

8

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Biological Sciences

Keywords

  • genomics
  • biochemical pathways
  • nucleic acid precursors

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1362-4555