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chorismic

chorismic adjective: relating to chorismic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

chorismic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to chorismic acid or its derivatives
    • Shikimic acid is further transformed into aromatic amino acids (phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan) through chorismic acid.2015 May 17, Saptarshi Ghosh, Uttam Chand Banerjee, “Generation of aroE overexpression mutant of Bacillus megaterium for the production of shikimic acid”, in Microbial Cell Factories, volume 14, →DOI

Origin of chorismic

From Ancient Greek χωρίζω (khōrízō).

Words formed from chorismic

Phrases with chorismic

Questions about chorismic

What does chorismic mean?
Chorismic means relating to chorismic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is chorismic?
Chorismic is an adjective.

Words near chorismic in the dictionary

  1. chorismatase
  2. chorismatases
  3. chorismate
  4. chorismates
  5. chorismatic
  6. chorismic
  7. chorismic acid
  8. chorismite
  9. chorismites
  10. chorismitic
  11. chorist

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