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Biosynthetic pathway of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP) in rice.

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posted on 2017-11-30, 19:15 authored by Ganigara Bindusree, Purushothaman Natarajan, Sukesh Kalva, Parani Madasamy

Functional BADH2 converts γ-aminobutyraldehyde (GABald) to γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). When BADH2 is partly or fully non-functional, GABald is diverted to the production of Δ1pyrroline and 2AP (responsible for fragrance).

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