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. 2007 Jul;3(7):353-5.
doi: 10.1038/nchembio0707-353.

One pathway, many products

Michael A Fischbach  1 , Jon Clardy
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One pathway, many products

Michael A Fischbach et al. Nat Chem Biol. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

Biosynthetic pathways for secondary metabolites usually make many products, not just one. In this Commentary, we consider why molecular promiscuity might be an evolutionarily advantageous feature of these pathways.

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