A Three-Ring Circus: Metabolism of the Three Proteogenic Aromatic Amino Acids and Their Role in the Health of Plants and Animals

Tyrosine, phenylalanine and tryptophan are the three aromatic amino acids (AAA) involved in protein synthesis. These amino acids and their metabolism are linked to the synthesis of a variety of secondary metabolites, a subset of which are involved in numerous anabolic pathways responsible for the sy...

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Main Authors: Anutthaman Parthasarathy, Penelope J. Cross, Renwick C. J. Dobson, Lily E. Adams, Michael A. Savka, André O. Hudson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmolb.2018.00029/full