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. 1966 Jul;100(1):1–6. doi: 10.1042/bj1000001

The role of shikimic acid in the biosynthesis of vitamin K2

Graeme B Cox 1, Frank Gibson 1
PMCID: PMC1265084  PMID: 5337721

Abstract

1. Shikimic acid was shown to be a precursor of vitamin K2 (MK-8) in Escherichia coli. 2. The benzene ring of the naphthaquinone arises from shikimic acid. 3. The methyl group of methionine is incorporated into vitamin K2. 4. A scheme relating the biosynthesis of vitamin K2 and ubiquinone to the general pathway of aromatic biosynthesis is proposed.

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