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plastoquinone biosynthetic process

Known as: plastoquinone biosynthesis, plastoquinone anabolism, plastoquinone synthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of plastoquinone, a lipid-soluble electron-transporting coenzyme present in the… (More)
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1968-2014
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2015
2015
Cyanobacteria use both p-hydroxybenozate and homogentisate as a precursor of plastoquinone head group
Until recently it was believed that cyanobacterial pathway of plastoquinone biosynthesis is analogical to that of higher plants… (More)
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2014
2014
Chorismate pyruvate-lyase and 4-hydroxy-3-solanesylbenzoate decarboxylase are required for plastoquinone biosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803.
Plastoquinone is a redox active lipid that serves as electron transporter in the bifunctional photosynthetic-respiratory… (More)
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2009
Review
2009
Evolution of rosmarinic acid biosynthesis.
Rosmarinic acid and chlorogenic acid are caffeic acid esters widely found in the plant kingdom and presumably accumulated as… (More)
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2007
2007
The pds2 mutation is a lesion in the Arabidopsis homogentisate solanesyltransferase gene involved in plastoquinone biosynthesis
Plastoquinone plays critical roles in photosynthesis, chlororespiration and carotenoid biosynthesis. The previously isolated pds2… (More)
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2005
2005
Influences on tocopherol biosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
To elucidate influences on the tocopherol biosynthesis in cyanobacteria, wild type and mutant cells of a putative… (More)
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2002
2002
The hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is not required for plastoquinone biosynthesis.
The disruption of the Synechocystis open reading frame Deltaslr0090 encoding a gene with high homology to plant genes encoding 4… (More)
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2002
2002
The role of 2-methyl-6-phytylbenzoquinone methyltransferase in determining tocopherol composition in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803.
A putative 2-methyl-6-phytylbenzoquinone (MPBQ) methyltransferase gene, SLL0418, was identified from the Synechocystis PCC6803… (More)
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2001
2001
A novel phytyltransferase from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 involved in tocopherol biosynthesis.
The deduced polypeptide sequence of open reading frame slr1736 reveals homology to chlorophyll synthase and 1,4-dihydroxy-2… (More)
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1983
1983
Cell-free studies of monoterpene and sesquiterpene biosynthesis.
Regulation of biosynthesis Plastoquinone, ph ylloquinone and a-tocopherol are present in much lower amounts in etiolated tissue… (More)
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1968
1968
Biosynthesis of phytoquinones. Biosynthetic origins of the nuclei and satellite methyl groups of plastoquinone, tocopherols and tocopherolquinones in maize shoots, bean shoots and ivy leaves.
1. By using dl-[ring-(14)C]phenylalanine, dl-[beta-(14)C]phenylalanine, dl-[alpha-(14)C]-tyrosine and dl-[beta-(14)C]tyrosine it… (More)
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