chorismic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χωρίζω (khōrízō)

Adjective

chorismic (not comparable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Relating to chorismic acid or its derivatives
    • 2015 May 17, Saptarshi Ghosh, Uttam Chand Banerjee, “Generation of aroE overexpression mutant of Bacillus megaterium for the production of shikimic acid”, in Microbial Cell Factories‎, volume 14, DOI:10.1186/s12934-015-0251-3:
      Shikimic acid is further transformed into aromatic amino acids (phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan) through chorismic acid.
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