Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arogenic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aro-genic acid
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intermediate in the shikimate pathway formed by the amination of prephenic acid

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Phenylalanine, the precursor for phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, is then formed in the plastid from arogenic acid (Figure 11.4b). Arogenic acid can also be used to form another aromatic amino acid, tyrosine."

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

arogenate

Questions

What does arogenic acid mean?: An intermediate in the shikimate pathway formed by the amination of prephenic acid

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