biosynthetic pathway

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pathway
noun[C]
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/ˈpɑːθ.weɪ/
us
/ˈpæθ.weɪ/
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The data available on zygotic embryogenesis suggest an association of the ethylenebiosyntheticpathwayand seed maturation.
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Figure 4 illustrates thebiosyntheticpathwayfor the synthesis of melatonin from tryptophan.
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While thisbiosyntheticpathwayensures supply of channels to the cell surface, an opposite pathway, involving clathrin-mediated endocytosis, removes channels back into the cell.
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This indicated that the bottleneck for riboflavin production very likely occurs in itsbiosyntheticpathway and thus suggested a focus for future metabolic engineering.
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Transfer of the waxbiosyntheticpathwayto higher-yielding oilseed crops is of great interest.
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Finally, molecular methods may prove useful for determining the enzymatic steps in thebiosyntheticpathwayresponsible for pheromone biosynthesis.
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The steroid precursors prior to this enzymatic deficiency (progesterone and 17-hydroxyprogesterone) are accumulated and shunted through the adrenal androgenbiosyntheticpathway.
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Relaxin up-regulates the nitric oxidebiosyntheticpathwayin the mouse uterus: involvement in the inhibition of myometrial contractility.
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It remains to be seen if channels associated with the secretory vesicles are recruited from the endocytosed pool of channels or have come from thebiosyntheticpathway.
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Thebiosyntheticpathwayfor glutamate involves synthesis from glucose and the transamination of a-ketoglutarate; however, a small proportion of glutamate is formed more directly from glutamine by glutamine synthetase.
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By "complete" we mean that the metabolic network is biochemical logical: either abiosyntheticpathway or else a transporter exist to account for all metabolites in the organism.
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The transfer of this waxbiosyntheticpathwayto traditional oilseed crops may result in a renewable source of wax that could compete with, or eventually replace, petroleum-based or animal-derived products.
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Metabolic engineering of the oilbiosyntheticpathwayin cotton seed has successfully produced healthier and stable oils.
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The diaminopimelic acidbiosyntheticpathwayof lysine belongs to the aspartate family of amino acids.
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Thebiosyntheticpathwayfor production of the methythiolincosamide sugar moiety is still not entirely known, although two different pathways have been predicted.
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Theirbiosyntheticpathwayis very complex and involves a hundred or more glycosyltransferases, glycosidases, transporters and synthases.
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This nuclear-encoded mitochondrial enzyme is the first and rate-limiting enzyme in the mammalian hemebiosyntheticpathway.
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It can be re-methylated to form methionine, be taken into the cysteinebiosyntheticpathway, or be freed into the extracellular medium.
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The melaninbiosyntheticpathwaymay also be affected due to mutations.
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The source of the geranylgeranyl group is geranylgeranyl diphosphate, which is synthesized from the isoprenoidbiosyntheticpathway.
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