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3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.225.735
Unique ID
D051229
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D051229
Scope Note
An enzyme of the shikimate pathway of AROMATIC AMINO ACID biosynthesis, it generates 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate and ORTHOPHOSPHATE from PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE and shikimate-3-phosphate. The shikimate pathway is present in BACTERIA and PLANTS but not in MAMMALS.
Entry Term(s)
3-Enol-Pyruvoylshikimate-5-Phosphate Synthase
3-Enolpyruvylshikimate 5-Phosphate Synthase
5-Enol-Pyruvyl Shikimate-3-Phosphate Synthase
5-Enolpyruvyl Shikimic Acid 3-Phosphate Synthetase
5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-Phosphate Synthase
5-Enolpyruvylshikimic Acid-3-Phosphate Synthase
EPSP Synthase
aroA 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase
Related Numbers
134824-67-2
9068-73-9
Public MeSH Note
2006; 3-PHOSPHOSHIKIMATE 1-CARBOXYVINYLTRANSFERASE was indexed under ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES ALKYL 1973-2005, & under PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE & SHIKIMIC ACID 1973-1980
History Note
2006(1980); use ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES ALKYL, PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE & SHIKIMIC ACID 1973-1979
Date Established
2006/01/01
Date of Entry
2005/06/30
Revision Date
2009/07/17
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