ISSN:
0570-0833
Keywords:
Evolution
;
Proteins
;
Chemistry
;
General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Is it possible to reconcile the great diversity of present-day proteins with a unitary theory of the evolution of these molecules? The mechanisms of diversification of proteins are undoubtedly not yet all known, but it is clear that the linear construction of polypeptide chains lends itself to operations such as addition, insertion, deletion, and fusion. Combinations of these modifications would explain the development of an infinite number of entirely different proteins from one ancestral molecule.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.197401861