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Chemical Compound Review:

Mpta-2 N,N-diethyl-2-(4- methoxyphenoxy)ethanamine

Synonyms: AG-F-09130, CTK4G8979, AC1L9O2U, 2-Mpte, 32599-13-6, ...

Cunningham, F.X. et al.

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Disease relevance of Mpta-2

The gene was identified through the use of an experimental herbicide, 2-(4-methylphenoxy)triethylamine hydrochloride (MPTA), that prevents the cyclization of lycopene in plants and cyanobacteria [1].

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Cloning and functional expression in Escherichia coli of a cyanobacterial gene for lycopene cyclase, the enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of beta-carotene. Cunningham, F.X., Chamovitz, D., Misawa, N., Gantt, E., Hirschberg, J. FEBS Lett. (1993) [Pubmed]

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