Catabolic ring-cleavage of tyrosine in p
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B. E. Ellis
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Article
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1973
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Ten species of plants from 8 families, grown as sterile cell cultures, were examined for their ability to degrade the aromatic ring of L-tyrosine and two of its metabolites, homogentisic acid and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA). All cultures showed low levels of tyrosine degradation (0.3-2.6% in 2