Intracellular localization of mevalonate-activating enzymes in plant cells |
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| Authors: | L. J. Rogers S. P. J. Shah T. W. Goodwin |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry and Agricultural Biochemistry, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth |
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| Abstract: | Mevalonate-activating enzymes are shown to be present in the chloroplasts of French-bean leaves. The chloroplast membrane is impermeable to mevalonic acid. Mevalonate-activating enzymes also appear to be found outside the chloroplast. These results support the view that terpenoid biosynthesis in the plant cell is controlled by a combination of enzyme segregation and specific membrane permeability. |
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