The Metabolic Pathways of Archaea

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The Metabolic Pathways of Archaea is written by Hannu Myllykallio and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832566421 (ISBN 10) and 9782832566428 (ISBN 13).

Since the introduction of archaea as the third domain of life in the late 1970s demonstrated distinct phylogenetic differences from the dichotomy of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, further differences between archaea, such as their physiology and structure, have further defined the domain. This also includes clear differences in the metabolic pathways of archaea, for example modified versions of the Embden-Meyerhof and Entner-Doudoroff pathways in archaeal glycolysis, and a modified mevalonate pathway. Some of the metabolic pathways observed in archaea are believed to be specific to the domain. Archaea are ubiquitous, and while they can be found in soil, marshlands and the gastrointestinal tract of animals, they can also be found in some of the most diverse and extreme environments, including high salinity, acidic or alkaline, and extremely high and low temperature environments.