Mode of action of glyphosate inCandida m
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Rüdiger Bode; Christian Melo; Dieter Birnbaum
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Article
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1984
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Springer
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English
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The broad-spectrum herbicide glyphosate inhibits the growth of Candida maltosa and causes the accumulation of shikimic acid and shikimate-3-phosphate. Glyphosate is a potent inhibitor of three enzymes of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis in this yeast. In relation to tyrosine-sensitive 3-deoxy-D-arab