▪ Abstract The shikimate pathway links metabolism of carbohydrates to biosynthesis of
aromatic compounds. In a sequence of seven metabolic steps, phosphoenolpyruvate and …

The plant shikimate pathway directs bulk carbon flow toward biosynthesis of aromatic amino
acids (AAAs, ie tyrosine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan) and numerous aromatic …

Abstract l-Phe, a protein building block and precursor of numerous phenolic compounds, is
synthesized from prephenate via an arogenate and/or phenylpyruvate route in which …

There is much uncertainty as to whether plants use arogenate, phenylpyruvate, or both as
obligatory intermediates in Phe biosynthesis, an essential dietary amino acid for humans …

Different classes of plant hormones and different wavelengths of light act through specific
signal transduction mechanisms to coordinate higher plant development. A specific …

Approximately 30–45% of plant organic matter is derived from l-phenylalanine, and to a
lesser extent from l-tyrosine, through the cinnamate pathway. In the initial step, mediated by …

The primary metabolic fate of phenylalanine, following its deamination in plants, is
conscription of its carbon skeleton for lignin, suberin, flavonoid, and related metabolite …

Plants direct substantial amounts of carbon toward the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids
(AAAs), particularly phenylalanine to produce lignin and other phenylpropanoids. Yet, we …

In the first step of the phenylpropanoid metabolic pathway, L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) is
deaminated to form E-cinnamate, in a conversion catalyzed by phenylalanine ammonia …

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