The role of shikimic acid in the biosynthesis of vitamin K2.
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ABSTRACT: 1. Shikimic acid was shown to be a precursor of vitamin K(2) (MK-8) in Escherichia coli. 2. The benzene ring of the naphthaquinone arises from shikimic acid. 3. The methyl group of methionine is incorporated into vitamin K(2). 4. A scheme relating the biosynthesis of vitamin K(2) and ubiquinone to the general pathway of aromatic biosynthesis is proposed.
SUBMITTER: Cox GB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1265084 | biostudies-other | 1966 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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