Diversity
Squalene synthase is considered to be an enzyme of eukaryotes or advanced organisms, although at least one prokaryote has been shown to possess a functionally similar enzyme.
In terms of structure and mechanics, squalene synthase most closely resembles phytoene synthase, which serves a similar role in many plants in the elaboration of phytoene, a precursor of many carotenoid compounds. (Carotenoids are the colorful pigments present in most vegetables.)
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Famous quotes containing the word diversity:
“We call the intention good which is right in itself, but the action is good, not because it contains within it some good, but because it issues from a good intention. The same act may be done by the same man at different times. According to the diversity of his intention, however, this act may be at one time good, at another bad.”
—Peter Abelard (1079–1142)
“... city areas with flourishing diversity sprout strange and unpredictable uses and peculiar scenes. But this is not a drawback of diversity. This is the point ... of it.”
—Jane Jacobs (b. 1916)
“What we have to do ... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.”
—Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947)