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Gene network reconstruction identifies the authentic trans-prenyl diphosphate synthase that makes the solanesyl moiety of ubiquinone-9 in Arabidopsis.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2012
Ducluzeau Anne-Lise, Wamboldt Yashitola, Elowsky Christian G, Mackenzie Sally A, Schuurink Robert C, Basset Gilles J C
Abstract excerpt
Ubiquinone (coenzyme Q) is the generic name of a class of lipid-soluble electron carriers formed of a redox active benzoquinone ring attached to a prenyl side chain. The length of the latter varies among species, and depends upon the product specificity of a trans-long-chain prenyl diphosphate synthase that elongates an allylic diphosphate precursor. In Arabidopsis, this enzyme is assumed to correspond to an...
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