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SUBMITTER: Muir RM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3057006 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muir Ryann M RM Ibáñez Ana M AM Uratsu Sandra L SL Ingham Elizabeth S ES Leslie Charles A CA McGranahan Gale H GH Batra Neelu N Goyal Sham S Joseph Jorly J Jemmis Eluvathingal D ED Dandekar Abhaya M AM
Plant molecular biology 20110130 6
Gallic acid (GA), a key intermediate in the synthesis of plant hydrolysable tannins, is also a primary anti-inflammatory, cardio-protective agent found in wine, tea, and cocoa. In this publication, we reveal the identity of a gene and encoded protein essential for GA synthesis. Although it has long been recognized that plants, bacteria, and fungi synthesize and accumulate GA, the pathway leading to its synthesis was largely unknown. Here we provide evidence that shikimate dehydrogenase (SDH), a ...[more]