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Recycling of pyridoxine (vitamin B6) by PUP1 in Arabidopsis.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2013
Szydlowski Nicolas, Bürkle Lukas, Pourcel Lucille, Moulin Michael, Stolz Jürgen, Fitzpatrick Teresa B
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Vitamin B6 is a cofactor for more than 140 essential enzymatic reactions and was recently proposed as a potent antioxidant, playing a role in the photoprotection of plants. De novo biosynthesis of the vitamin has been described relatively recently and is derived from simple sugar precursors as well as glutamine. In addition, the vitamin can be taken up from exogenous sources in a broad range of organisms,...
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