Definitions for 3-phosphoshikimate 1-carboxyvinyltransferase
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3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase
An enzyme of the shikimate pathway of AROMATIC AMINO ACID biosynthesis, it generates 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate and ORTHOPHOSPHATE from PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE and shikimate-3-phosphate. The shikimate pathway is present in BACTERIA and PLANTS but not in MAMMALS.
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