Biosynthesis of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol in plants by rearrangement of the terpenoid precursor, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate
β Scribed by Silvia Sagner; Wolfgang Eisenreich; Monika Fellermeier; Christoph Latzel; Adelbert Bacher; Meinhart H. Zenk
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 250 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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1-Deoxy-D-xyluiose 5-phosphate is biotransformed to 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate in a single step in the presence of NADPH by a new recombinant enzyme named l-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase purified from Escherichia coli.
Optically pure 1-deoxy-D-xylulose, a key metabolite for feeding experiments in the methylerythritol phosphate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis, is conveniently synthesised from 1,2-O-isopropylidene-a-D-xylofuranose or from D-arabinose. This renders labelling with hydrogen isotopes possible.