- Biosynthesis, i.e.,
chemical synthesis occurring in
biological contexts, is a term most
often referring to multi-step, enzyme-catalyzed
processes where...
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brain and
spinal cord, and in
animal fats and oils.
Cholesterol is
biosynthesized by all
animal cells[citation needed] and is an
essential structural...
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Ginkgo biloba. They are
diterpenoids with 20-carbon skeletons,
which are
biosynthesized from
geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate.
Ginkgolide B, specifically, is a...
- (Achillea millefolium). It is a blue-violet
derivative of
azulene which is
biosynthesized from the
sesquiterpene matricin.
Chamazulene has anti-inflammatory properties...
- but, in general,
found in
higher concentrations in the liver. It is
biosynthesized from
palmitic acid by the
action of the
enzyme Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1...
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cinnamic acid by the
enzyme phenylalanine ammonia-lyase.
Phenylalanine is
biosynthesized via the
shikimate pathway. The
genetic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU)...
- by the
presence of oxygen-containing
functional groups.
Phytoene is
biosynthesized via the head-to-head
condensation of two GGPP molecules. One
group of...
- of lysine. It is most
widely known as a
component of collagen. It is
biosynthesized from
lysine via
oxidation by
lysyl hydroxylase enzymes. The most common...
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hydroxyl group at
positions three and
seventeen respectively. It is
biosynthesized in
several steps from
cholesterol and is
converted in the
liver to inactive...
- four
isoprene units,
often with the
molecular formula C20H32. They are
biosynthesized by plants,
animals and
fungi via the HMG-CoA
reductase pathway, with...
