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Functional evidence for the involvement of Arabidopsis IspF homolog in the nonmevalonate pathway of plastid isoprenoid biosynthesis.
Planta - 1 Mar 2006
Hsieh Ming-Hsiun, Goodman Howard M
Abstract excerpt
There are two independent pathways, the cytosolic mevalonate (MVA) pathway and the plastid nonmevalonate (nonMVA) pathway, to synthesize isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate in plants. Carotenoids and the phytyl side chain of chlorophylls are isoprenoids derived from the plastid nonMVA pathway. All enzymes involved in the nonMVA pathway have been identified in Escherichia coli. The E. coli IspF...
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