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Metabolic enzymes of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A inCatharanthus roseus

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Abbreviations

AACT:

acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase

CoA(SH):

coenzyme A (reduced form)

HMG-CoA:

3S-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A

HMGL:

HMG-CoA lyase

MG-CoA:

3-methylglutaconyl-CoA

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van der Heijden, R., Verpoorte, R. Metabolic enzymes of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A inCatharanthus roseus . Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 43, 85–88 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00052160

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