Author(s): Clayton EJ; Smith-Uffen M; Tribble TW; Duennwald ML; Kohalmi SE;

Background: Phenylalanine is an essential aromatic amino acid that can only be synthesized de novo by microorganisms and plants. In microorganisms, phenylalanine is synthesized through the prephenate pathway, requiring the activity of a prephenate dehydratase (PDT). In plants, phenylalanine is synthesized instead mostly through the arogenate pathway, re ...

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