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Evolution of the isoprene biosynthetic pathway in kudzu.
Plant physiology - 1 Feb 2005
Sharkey Thomas D, Yeh Sansun, Wiberley Amy E, Falbel Tanya G, Gong Deming, Fernandez Donna E
Abstract excerpt
Isoprene synthase converts dimethylallyl diphosphate, derived from the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway, to isoprene. Isoprene is made by some plants in substantial amounts, which affects atmospheric chemistry, while other plants make no isoprene. As part of our long-term study of isoprene synthesis, the genetics of the isoprene biosynthetic pathway of the isoprene emitter, kudzu (Pueraria montana), was...
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