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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χωρίζω (khōrízō).
Adjective
chorismic (not comparable)
- (organic chemistry) Relating to chorismic acid or its derivatives
2015 May 17, Saptarshi Ghosh, Uttam Chand Banerjee, “Generation of aroE overexpression mutant of Bacillus megaterium for the production of shikimic acid”, in Microbial Cell Factories, volume 14, →DOI:Shikimic acid is further transformed into aromatic amino acids (phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan) through chorismic acid.
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