"Prephenate Dehydratase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of prephenate to phenylpyruvate with the elimination of water and carbon dioxide. In the enteric bacteria this enzyme also possesses chorismate mutase activity, thereby catalyzing the first two steps in the biosynthesis of phenylalanine. EC 4.2.1.51.
| Descriptor ID |
D011302
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.399.520.250.500 D08.811.520.241.300.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Prephenate Dehydratase- Prephenate Dehydratase
- Dehydratase, Prephenate
- Prephenate Hydro-lyase
- Hydro-lyase, Prephenate
- Prephenate Hydro lyase
Chorismate Mutase-Prephenate Dehydratase- Chorismate Mutase-Prephenate Dehydratase
- Chorismate Mutase Prephenate Dehydratase
- Dehydratase, Chorismate Mutase-Prephenate
- Mutase-Prephenate Dehydratase, Chorismate
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