The diversity of biosynthetic pathways for ascorbate and its analogs
The diversity of biosynthetic pathways for ascorbate and its analogs
Abbreviations: Ara/AraL, arabinose/arabinonolactone; Gal/GalA/GalL, galactose/galacturonic acid/galactonolactone; L-GalDH, galactose dehydrogenase; L-GalLDH, galactonolactone dehydrogenase; D-GalUR, galacturonic acid reductase; Glc/GlcA/GlcL, glucose/glucuronic acid/gluconolactone; GulL, gulonolactone; L-GulO, gulonolactone oxidase; GDP, guanosine diphosphate; Man, mannose; MeGalA, methyl D-galacturonic acid; NDP, nucleoside diphosphate; UDP, uridine diphosphate.
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