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[InstanceEdit:8854130] Gupta, Parul, 2016-01-26
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Choline acts as a precursor for an osmoprotectant glycine be...
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[InstanceEdit:8858192] Amarasinghe, Vindhya, 2016-02-17
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Choline acts as a precursor for an osmoprotectant glycine betaine and membrane lipid (phosphatidyl serine) (McNeil et al. 2001; Waditee et al. 2007) Metabolic engineering of Choline biosynthesis in plants may improve resistance to osmotic stresses (drought and salinity) and their nutritional value. Methylation of phosphoethanolamine, catalyzed by the cytosolic enzyme phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEAMT). PEAMT also mediates the next two methylations leading to phosphocholine synthesis, followed by dephosphorylation to free Choline.
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