Animal biosynthesis of complex polyketides in a photosynthetic partnership

Autor: Joshua P. Torres, Zhenjian Lin, Jaclyn M. Winter, Patrick J. Krug, Eric W. Schmidt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16376-5
Popis: Complex polyketides are usually produced by microbes, whereas the origin of polyketides found in animals remained unknown. This study shows that sacoglossan animals, such as sea slugs, employ fatty acid synthase-like proteins to produce microbe-like polyketides.
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