Phylogenetic methods in natural product research.
Natural products researchers are increasingly employing evolutionary analyses of genes and gene products that rely on phylogenetic trees. The field of phylogenetic inference and of evolutionary analyses based on phylogenies is growing at an amazing rate, making it difficult to keep up with the latest methodologies. Here, we summarize phylogenetic applications in natural products research, and review methods and software useful for carrying out analyses inferring or using phylogenetic trees. We include an updated overview of available alignment methods and programs, as well as a selection of some useful phylogenetic analysis tools. This review covers primarily the period 2000-2009 for applications of phylogenetic methods in natural product research, and 1990-2009 for phylogenetic methods, with some references going back to the 1960s.
Schmitt
Imke
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Department of Plant Biology and Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, 250 Biological Sciences Center, 1445 Gortner Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. schm2109@umn.edu
Barker
F Keith
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D001688:Biological Products; D010802:Phylogeny; D012106:Research
D001688:Biological Products