Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Reductases in the Tyrosine Conversion Pathway

Tyrosine serves as a precursor to several types of plant natural products of medicinal or nutritional interests. Hydroxyphenylpyruvate reductase (HPPR), which catalyzes the reduction of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid (pHPP) to 4-hydroxyphenyllactic acid (pHPL), has been shown to be the key enzyme in th...

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Main Authors: Jing-Jing Xu, Xin Fang, Chen-Yi Li, Qing Zhao, Cathie Martin, Xiao-Ya Chen, Lei Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01305/full