Identification and Characterization of Bifunctional Drimenol Synthases of Marine Bacterial Origin
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DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00163
Abstract: Natural drimane-type sesquiterpenes, including drimenol, display diverse biological activities. These active compounds are distributed in plants and fungi; however, their accumulation in bacteria remains unknown. Consequently, bacterial drimane-type sesquiterpene synthases remain to be characterized. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: marine bacterial; bacterial origin; drimenol synthases; domain ... See more keywords
Bacterial origin of a key innovation in the evolution of the vertebrate eye
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214815120
Abstract: Significance Since the time of Charles Darwin, explaining the stepwise evolution of the eye has been a challenge. Here, we describe the essential contribution of bacteria to the evolution of the vertebrate eye, via interdomain… read more here.
Keywords: vertebrate eye; bacterial origin; vertebrate; evolution vertebrate ... See more keywords