Catalytic promiscuity potentiated the divergence of new cytochrome P450 enzyme functions in cyanogenic defense metabolism
Brenden Barco, Lara Zipperer, Nicole K. Clay
The paper shows how catalytic promiscuity in P450 enzymes drove the divergence of new functions in cyanogenic defense metabolism through evolutionary changes in two linked enzymes.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology