The synthesis of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP), catalyzed by the enzyme DXP
synthase (DXS), represents a key regulatory step of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate …

Abstract The methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway is of paramount importance for
generating plastidial isoprenoids. The first enzyme of the MEP pathway, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose …

Deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) catalyses the first committed step of the 2C-
methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway, which is an alternative isoprenoids …

Isoprenoids are a wide family of metabolites including high-value chemicals, flavors,
pigments, and drugs. Isoprenoids are particularly abundant and diverse in plants. The …

Isopentenyl diphosphate, the universal precursor of isoprenoids, is synthesized by two
separate routes, one in the cytosol and the other in plastids. The initial step of the plastidial …

Abstract The 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS) enzyme catalyses the first
biosynthetic step of the 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway. In plants the …

The discovery of the 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate pathway for the biosynthesis of
isoprenoids raises the important question of the nature and regulation of the enzymes …

Photosynthetic activity is indispensable for plant growth and survival and it depends on the
synthesis of plastidial isoprenoids as chlorophylls and carotenoids. In the non-mevalonate …

Isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and its isomer dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP) are
the common precursors for the synthesis of all isoprenoids. While IPP and DMAPP are …

The first step of the 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway for isoprenoid
biosynthesis in plant plastids and most eubacteria is catalyzed by 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5 …