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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Chorismate mutase''' (CHM) is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids Phe and Tyr. CHM catalyzes the rearrangement of chorismate to prephenate which is the precursor of Phe and Tyr<ref>PMID:21638687</ref>. CHM is divided | '''Chorismate mutase''' (CHM) is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids Phe and Tyr. CHM catalyzes the rearrangement of chorismate to prephenate which is the precursor of Phe and Tyr<ref>PMID:21638687</ref>. CHM is divided into 2 classes: '''AroH''' class which is monofunctional and the bifunctional '''AroQ'''. | ||
*'''Bifunctional chorismate mutase/hexadienyl dehydratase''' catalyze 2 subsequent reactions in the biosynthesis of Phe<ref>PMID:37586588</ref>. | |||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||