Mannitol biosynthesis in algae: more widespread and diverse than previously thought

Thierry Tonon; Yi Li; Simon McQueen-Mason

doi:10.1111/nph.14358

Mannitol biosynthesis in algae: more widespread and diverse than previously thought

New Phytol. 2017 Mar;213(4):1573-1579. doi: 10.1111/nph.14358. Epub 2016 Nov 24.

Authors

Thierry Tonon¹, Yi Li¹, Simon McQueen-Mason¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.

PMID: 27883223
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14358

No abstract available

Keywords: algae; evolution of metabolic pathways; haloacid dehalogenase; histidine phosphatase; mannitol biosynthesis; mannitol-1-phosphatase; mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase; primary metabolism.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Apicomplexa / enzymology*
Apicomplexa / genetics
Carbohydrate Metabolism*
Chlorophyta / enzymology*
Chlorophyta / genetics
Mannitol / metabolism*
Phylogeny
Rhodophyta / enzymology*
Rhodophyta / genetics

Substances

Mannitol