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Title: Why is the chorismate pathway a target for herbicide development?
Post by: biolove on Dec 23, 2010
Why is the chorismate pathway a target for herbicide development [?-?]


Title: Re: Why is the chorismate pathway a target for herbicide development?
Post by: bio_man on Dec 23, 2010
The chorismate pathway leads to the production of aromatic amino acids via the enzyme EPSP using phosphoenolpyruvate and erythrose-4-phosphate. This is also the branch at which these reactions occur.

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Title: Re: Why is the chorismate pathway a target for herbicide development?
Post by: biolove on Dec 24, 2010
Thank you!