arogenic acid
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[edit]- An intermediate in the shikimate pathway formed by the amination of prephenic acid
- 2021, Caroline Bowsher, Alyson Tobin, Plant Biochemistry:
- 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.