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Arabidopsis bile acid:sodium symporter family protein 5 is involved in methionine-derived glucosinolate biosynthesis.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Sept 2009
Sawada Yuji, Toyooka Kiminori, Kuwahara Ayuko, Sakata Akane, Nagano Mutsumi, Saito Kazuki, Hirai Masami Yokota
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Glucosinolates (GSLs) are a group of plant secondary metabolites that have repellent activity against herbivore insects and pathogens, and anti-carcinogenic activity in humans. They are produced in plants of the Brassicaceae and other related families. Biosynthesis of GSLs from precursor amino acids takes place in two subcellular compartments; amino acid biosynthesis and side chain elongation occur mainly in the...
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