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Nitrogen nutrition and the accumulation of free and sinapoyl-bound malic acid in Raphanus sativus cotyledons
Development of 1-O-sinapoyl-?-D-glucose: L-malate sinapoyltransferase activity in cotyledons of red radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus)
Vacuolar localization of the enzymatic synthesis of hydroxycinnamic acid esters of malic acid in protoplasts from Raphanus sativus leaves
Plant biochemistry of xenobiotics. Purification and properties of a wheat esterase hydrolyzing the plasticizer chemical, bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
The Phenylpropanoid Pathway in Arabidopsis
The phenylpropanoid pathway serves as a rich source of metabolites in plants, being required for the biosynthesis of lignin, and serving as a starting point for the production of many other important compounds, such as the flavonoids, coumarins, and lignans. In spite of the fact that the phenylpropanoids and their derivatives are sometimes classified as secondary metabolites, their relevance to plant survival has been made clear via the study of Arabidopsis and other plant species. As a model system, Arabidopsis has helped to elucidate many details of the phenylpropanoid pathway, its enzymes and intermediates, and the interconnectedness of the pathway with plant metabolism as a whole. These advances in our understanding have been made possible in large part by the relative ease with which mutations can be generated, identified, and studied in Arabidopsis. Herein, we provide an overview of the research progress that has been made in recent years, emphasizing both the genes (and gene families) associated with the phenylpropanoid pathway in Arabidopsis, and the end products that have contributed to the identification of many mutants deficient in the phenylpropanoid metabolism: the sinapate esters