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EPSP synthase
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| - | '''5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase''' is a key enzyme for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids in plants and many microbes. Consequently. EPSP synthase catalyzes the addition of phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) to shikimate-3-phosphate, generating 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate, which is a precursor for phenylalanine and tyrosine<ref>PMID:16225867</ref>. | + | '''5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase''' is a key enzyme for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids in plants and many microbes. Consequently. EPSP synthase catalyzes the addition of phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) to shikimate-3-phosphate (S3P), generating 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate, which is a precursor for phenylalanine and tyrosine<ref>PMID:16225867</ref>. |
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Revision as of 21:27, 19 January 2016
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3D structures of EPSP synthase
Updated on 19-January-2016
References
- ↑ Priestman MA, Healy ML, Funke T, Becker A, Schonbrunn E. Molecular basis for the glyphosate-insensitivity of the reaction of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase with shikimate. FEBS Lett. 2005 Oct 24;579(25):5773-80. PMID:16225867 doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.09.066
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