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. 1969 Jul;113(3):537–542. doi: 10.1042/bj1130537

Phenol biosynthesis in higher plants. Gallic acid

P M Dewick 1, E Haslam 1
PMCID: PMC1184696  PMID: 5807212

Abstract

The biosynthesis of gallic acid in a number of higher plants was investigated by using l-[U-14C]phenylalanine, (−)-[G-14C]shikimic acid, d-[1-14C]glucose and d-[6-14C]glucose as tracers. The results are compared with those obtained similarly for caffeic acid and are interpreted in terms of the dehydrogenation of 5-dehydroshikimic acid as a normal route of metabolism for gallic acid.

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