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arogenic acid

arogenic acid noun: an intermediate in the shikimate pathway formed by the amination of prephenic acid.

Noun

arogenic acid (uncountable)

  1. An intermediate in the shikimate pathway formed by the amination of prephenic acid
    • Phenylalanine, the precursor for phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, is then formed in the plastid from arogenic acid (Figure 11.4b). Arogenic acid can also be used to form another aromatic amino acid, tyrosine.2021, Caroline Bowsher, Alyson Tobin, Plant Biochemistry

Words formed from arogenic acid

Questions about arogenic acid

What does arogenic acid mean?
Arogenic acid means an intermediate in the shikimate pathway formed by the amination of prephenic acid.
What part of speech is arogenic acid?
Arogenic acid is a noun.

Words near arogenic acid in the dictionary

  1. aroena
  2. aroenas
  3. aroflux
  4. arofylline
  5. arogenate
  6. arogenic acid
  7. aroha
  8. aroid
  9. aroideous
  10. aroids
  11. aroint

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