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Towards engineering increased pantothenate (vitamin B(5)) levels in plants.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Nov 2008
Chakauya Ereck, Coxon Katy M, Wei Ma, Macdonald Mary V, Barsby Tina, Abell Chris, Smith Alison G
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Pantothenate (vitamin B(5)) is the precursor of the 4'-phosphopantetheine moiety of coenzyme A and acyl-carrier protein. It is made by plants and microorganisms de novo, but is a dietary requirement for animals. The pantothenate biosynthetic pathway is well-established in bacteria, comprising four enzymic reactions catalysed by ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase (KPHMT), L: -aspartate-alpha-decarboxylase...
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