Mevalonate and Nonmevalonate Pathways for the Biosynthesis of Isoprene Units
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- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
- Vol. 66 (8), 1619-1627
- https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.66.1619
Abstract
Isoprenoids are synthesized by consecutive condensations of their five-carbon precursor, isopentenyl diphosphate, to its isomer, dimethylallyl diphosphate. Two pathways for these precursors are kno...Keywords
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