BIOSYNTHESIS OF ISOPRENOID FROM AMINO ACID IN HIGHER PLANT. INCORPORATION OF l-VALINE INTO LINALOOL

Abstract
L-[U-14C]Valine was incorporated into linalool (I) in cinnamomum Camphora Sieb. var. linalooliferum Fujita with 0.0055% at the highest value. The labeling pattern indicated that some of 3,3-dimethylallyl pyrophosphates originate from valine via an alternative route rather than through the mevalonoid pathway.
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