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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase''' is a key enzyme for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids in plants and many microbes. Consequently. EPSP synthase catalyzes the addition of phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) to shikimate-3-phosphate, generating 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate, which is a precursor for phenylalanine and tyrosine<ref>PMID:16225867</ref>. | '''5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase''' is a key enzyme for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids in plants and many microbes. Consequently. EPSP synthase catalyzes the addition of phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) to shikimate-3-phosphate (S3P), generating 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate, which is a precursor for phenylalanine and tyrosine<ref>PMID:16225867</ref>. | ||
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