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A 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase is integrated in DIMBOA-biosynthesis.
Phytochemistry - 1 Feb 2003
Frey Monika, Huber Karin, Park Woong June, Sicker Dieter, Lindberg Pia, Meeley Robert B, Simmons Carl R, Yalpani Nasser, Gierl Alfons
Abstract excerpt
Benzoxazinoids are secondary metabolites of grasses that function as natural pesticides. While many steps of DIMBOA biosynthesis have been elucidated, the mechanism of the introduction of OCH(3)-group at the C-7 position was unknown. Inhibitor experiments in Triticum aestivum and Zea mays suggest that a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase catalyses the hydroxylation reaction at C-7. Cloning and reverse genetics...
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