THE DEOXYXYLULOSE PHOSPHATE-PATHWAY OF TERPENOID BIOSYNTHESIS IN PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS

Citation
W. Eisenreich et al., THE DEOXYXYLULOSE PHOSPHATE-PATHWAY OF TERPENOID BIOSYNTHESIS IN PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS, Chemistry & biology, 5(9), 1998, pp. 221-233
Citations number
80
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
ISSN journal
10745521
Volume
5
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
221 - 233
Database
ISI
SICI code
1074-5521(1998)5:9<221:TDPOTB>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Recent studies have uncovered the existence of an alternative, non-mev alonate pathway for the formation of isopentenyl pyrophosphate and dim ethylallyl pyrophosphate, the two building blocks of terpene biosynthe sis.