Molecular evolution of the enzymes involved in the sphingolipid metabolism of Leishmania: selection pressure in relation to functional divergence and conservation

Table 2 CAI values of IPCS, SPL and SPT genes in comparison with CAI values of the highly expressed elongation factors of Leishmania

Enzyme	Species	CAI	Elongation factor	CAI
IPCS	L.major	0.604	eEF1B beta 1 (LmjF.34.0820)	0.866
	L.donovani	0.623
	L.braziliensis	0.573
SPL	L.major	0.681	EF2-1 (LmjF.36.0180)	0.821
SPL	L.infactum	0.685	EF2-1 (LmjF.36.0180)	0.821
SPT-1	L.major	0.694	EF1G (LmjF.09.0970)	0.847
SPT-2	L.major	0.720	EF-Tu (LmjF.18.0740)	0.768
			EF1A (LmjF.17.0081)	0.880

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