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A distinct pathway for tetrahymanol synthesis in bacteria

Tetrahymanol is a polycyclic triterpenoid lipid first discovered in the ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis whose potential diagenetic product, gammacerane, is often used as a biomarker for water column stratification in ancient ecosystems. Bacteria are also a potential source of tetrahymanol, but neithe...

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Published in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Banta, Amy B., Wei, Jeremy H., Welander, Paula V.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4640766/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483502
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1511482112
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