Article
Evolution in molecular structure and adaptive variance in metabolism.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B, Comparative biochemistry - 1 Jan 1991
Christophersen C
Abstract excerpt
1. A hypothesis is advanced to the effect that all metabolites, even minor ones, are expressed as a result of stimuli and are directed against or support actions on receptor systems. 2. In particular the hypothesis emphasizes the dynamic character of the secondary metabolite pattern as a function of physiological or environmental conditions and that the variations observed reflect the evolution of receptors. 3....
Topics
- Biological Evolution
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Metabolism
- Molecular Structure
- Receptors, Cholinergic