|
type |
Journal Article |
authors |
Maeda H, Yoo H, Dudareva N. |
title |
Prephenate aminotransferase directs plant phenylalanine biosynthesis via arogenate |
journal |
Nat Chem Biol |
Activity |
2.6.1.79 |
Family |
2.6.1.79 |
sel |
selected |
ui |
21102469 |
year |
(2010) |
volume |
7 |
number |
1 |
pages |
19-21 |
| |
abstract |
The aromatic amino acids L-phenylalanine and L-tyrosine and their plant-derived natural products are essential in human and plant metabolism and physiology. Here we identified Petunia hybrida and Arabidopsis thaliana genes encoding prephenate aminotransferases (PPA-ATs), thus completing the identification of the genes involved in phenylalanine and tyrosine biosyntheses. Biochemical and genetic characterization of enzymes showed that PPA-AT directs carbon flux from prephenate toward arogenate, making the arogenate pathway predominant in plant phenylalanine biosynthesis. |
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