the widespread presence of chorismate mutases in the specialized sedentary endoparasitic nematode species suggests that this multifunctional enzyme may be a key factor in modulating plant parasitism
As an intramolecular reaction that appears to be catalyzed without intermediate steps, covalent catalysis, or modification of the reaction pathway, the chorismate-prephenate rearrangement has become an important model system for theoretical approaches to the study of enzyme catalysis
synthesis of L-phenylalanine (an important amino acid that is widely used in the production of food flavors and pharmaceuticals) by engineered Escherichia coli. Coexpression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene, driven by a tac promoter, with the genes encoding 3-deoxy-D-arabinoheptulosonate-7-phosphate synthetase (aroF) and feedback-resistant chorismate mutase/prephenate dehydratase (pheAfbr), leads to increased productivity of L-phenylalanine and decreased demand for aeration by Escherichia coli CICC10245
fighting diseases such as tuberculosis. Since vertebrates lack the shikimate pathway for the biosynthesis of aromatic compounds and thus do not possess chorismate mutase activity, this enzyme represents a prime target for the development of antibiotics, fungicides and herbicides
Since this enzyme is absent from mammals, it represents a promising target for the development of new antimycobacterial drugs, which are needed to combat Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis
since vertebrates lack the shikimate pathway for the biosynthesis of aromatic compounds and thus do not possess chorismate mutase activity, the enzyme represents a prime target for the development of antibacterials
fighting diseases such as tuberculosis. Since vertebrates lack the shikimate pathway for the biosynthesis of aromatic compounds and thus do not possess chorismate mutase activity, this enzyme represents a prime target for the development of antibiotics, fungicides and herbicides