BIOSYNTHESIS OF β-(1,2,4-TRIAZOL-1-YL)ALANINE IN HIGHER PLANTS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0031-9422(90)85176-G

β-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)Alanine, an important metabolite of the triazole-based fungicide Myclobutanil, was shown to be derived from O-acetyl-L-serine and 1,2,4-triazole by cysteine synthase in higher plants.Some properties of this enzyme in the biosynthesis of β-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)alanine are described.