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Metabolic Transformation of Mevalonic Acid by an Enzyme System from Peas

Clifford J. Pollard, James Bonner, Arie J. Haagen-Smit, Charles C. Nimmo

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En enzyme system has been found in peas which converts mevalonic acid to isoprenoid compounds. Among the intermediates in such conversion are mevalonic acid-5-phosphate and pyrophosphate, isopentenyl pyrophosphate and dimethylallylpyrophosphate. Among the products formed by the system are the pyrophosphates of geraniol, farnesol, nerolidol and higher isoprenoid alcohols.

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Key concepts: Mevalonic acid, Farnesol, Nerolidol, Geraniol, Isopentenyl pyrophosphate, Terpenoid, Pyrophosphate, Chemistry