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Niacin Biosynthesis in Seedlings of Zea mays

  • Tarr J
  • Arditti J
Plant Physiology (1982) 69(3) 553-556
DOI: 10.1104/pp.69.3.553
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Evidence obtained from incubation of corn (Zea mays cv. Golden Bantam) seedlings in dl-[benzene ring-U-(14)C]tryptophan, l-[5-(3)H]tryptophan, l-[U-(14)C]aspartate and [U-(14)C]glycerol indicates that niacin is synthesized in these plants via oxidative degradation of tryptophan. Aspartate and glycerol do not appear to be precursors of niacin in corn seedlings.

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Tarr, J. B., & Arditti, J. (1982). Niacin Biosynthesis in Seedlings of Zea mays. Plant Physiology, 69(3), 553–556. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.69.3.553

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