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Enolpyruvyl-shikimate phosphate synthase. An enzyme produced by virtually all plants, it is essential in a plant’s metabolism biochemical pathway, and for the biosynthesis (i.e., creation) of aromatic (ring-shaped) amino acids. Some (glyphosate-containing) herbicides kill unwanted plants (e.g., weeds) by inhibiting EPSP synthase. By incorporating a gene that causes (over-) production of CP4 EPSP synthase into several crops (e.g., soybeans, cotton, etc.), scientists have been able to help those crops to survive post-emergence application(s) of glyphosate-containing herbicide. Additional resistance to glyphosate-containing herbicide can be conferred to plants via incorporation into plants of a gene (GO) which causes those plants to produce glyphosate oxidase.<\/p>\n

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Enolpyruvyl-shikimate phosphate synthase. An enzyme produced by virtually all plants, it is essential in a plant’s metabolism biochemical pathway, and for the biosynthesis (i.e., creation) of aromatic (ring-shaped) amino acids. Some (glyphosate-containing) herbicides kill unwanted plants (e.g., weeds) by inhibiting EPSP synthase. By incorporating a gene that causes (over-) production of CP4 EPSP synthase into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-e"],"yoast_head":"\nEPSP synthase - Definition of EPSP synthase<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Enolpyruvyl-shikimate phosphate synthase. 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