Diverting tyrosine: Data from untargeted metabolic analysis of tomato fruit accumulating L-DOPA
L-DOPA, also known as Levodopa or L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, is synthesised in plants from the amino acid tyrosine, through oxidation. Conversion of tyrosine to L-DOPA constitues the first step of betalain biosynthesis in plants. Recently, the gene responsible for this step was identified in beet...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-02-01
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Series: | Data in Brief |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340920315572 |