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. 1982 Mar;69(3):553–556. doi: 10.1104/pp.69.3.553

Niacin Biosynthesis in Seedlings of Zea mays1

John B Tarr 1,2, Joseph Arditti 1,3
PMCID: PMC426252  PMID: 16662247

Abstract

Evidence obtained from incubation of corn (Zea mays cv. Golden Bantam) seedlings in dl-[benzene ring-U-14C]tryptophan, l-[5-3H]tryptophan, l-[U-14C]aspartate and [U-14C]glycerol indicates that niacin is synthesized in these plants via oxidative degradation of tryptophan. Aspartate and glycerol do not appear to be precursors of niacin in corn seedlings.

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