The in vitro biosynthesis of dhurrin, the cyanogenic glycoside of Sorghum bicolor

MacFarlane, I.J. and Lees, E.M. and Conn, E.E. (1975) The in vitro biosynthesis of dhurrin, the cyanogenic glycoside of Sorghum bicolor. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 250 (12). pp. 4708-4713.

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Abstract

A microsomal fraction from seedlings of Sorghum bicolor (Linn) Moench has been shown to catalyze the conversion of L-tyrosine to p-hydroxymandelonitrile via p-hydroxyphenylacetaldoxime. This transformation is consistent with the general pathway for cyanogenic glycoside biosynthesis proposed on the basis of in vivo experiments. When the microsomal fraction was combined with a protein fraction from the soluble portion of the cell and uridine diphosphate glucose, it was possible to demonstrate the synthesis of the cyanogenic glycoside dhurrin from L-tyrosine

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Department Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, Davis, California 95616
Subjects: Plant Protection
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 24 Sep 2012 09:09
Last Modified: 24 Sep 2012 09:11
Official URL: http://www.jbc.org/content/250/12/4708.abstract
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8058

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