Biochemistry - Molecular cannibalism

被引：11

作者：

Ealick, Steven E. ^{[1
]}

Begley, Tadhg P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Chem & Biol Chem, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2007年 / 446卷 / 7134期

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D O I：

10.1038/446387a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The biosynthesis of vitamin B12 has fascinated generations of scientists, but part of the pathway was unknown. The missing enzymatic link has now been found, only to raise more mechanistic questions.

引用

页码：387 / +

页数：2

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