Isopentenyl diphosphate is the terminal product of the deoxyxylulose-5- phosphate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis in plants

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 653-656

  McCaskill, David ^a   Croteau, Rodney ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 (dimethylamino)ethyl diphosphate; Deoxyxylulose 5 phosphate; Dimethylallyl diphosphate; Isopentenyl diphosphate; Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase; Terpenoid biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

DEOXYXYLULOSE 5 PHOSPHATE; ISOMERASE; ISOPENTYLDIPHOSPHATE; PEPPERMINT; PYRUVIC ACID; TERPENE; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT CELL; PLANT LEAF; SECRETORY CELL; SYNTHESIS;

MENTHA X PIPERITA;

EID: 0033593551     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(98)02496-4     Document Type: Article

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