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Rerouting the plant phenylpropanoid pathway by expression of a novel bacterial enoyl-CoA hydratase/lyase enzyme function.
The Plant cell - 1 Jul 2001
Mayer M J, Narbad A, Parr A J, Parker M L, Walton N J, Mellon F A, Michael A J
Abstract excerpt
The gene for a bacterial enoyl-CoA hydratase (crotonase) homolog (HCHL) previously shown to convert 4-coumaroyl-CoA, caffeoyl-CoA, and feruloyl-CoA to the corresponding hydroxybenzaldehydes in vitro provided an opportunity to subvert the plant phenylpropanoid pathway and channel carbon flux through 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and the important flavor compound 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (vanillin). Expression of...
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