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Non-mevalonate (deoxyxylulose phosphate) 503
pathway
➢The non-mevalonate pathway for
the biosynthesis of IPP and DMAPP
was established recently.
➢ It is essential in plants, many
eubacteria (e.g. Escherichia coli
and Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
and apicomplexan parasites (e.g.
malaria protozoan Plasmodium
falciparum).
Plasmodium
falciparum
