chorismic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χωρίζω (khōrízō).

Adjective

chorismic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Relating to chorismic acid or its derivatives
   • 2015 May 17, Saptarshi Ghosh, Uttam Chand Banerjee, “Generation of aroE overexpression mutant of Bacillus megaterium for the production of shikimic acid”, in Microbial Cell Factories‎^[1], volume 14, →DOI:

     Shikimic acid is further transformed into aromatic amino acids (phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan) through chorismic acid.