Glucosinolate biosynthesis pathway in Brassicaceae plants
(A) Typical structure of glucosinolate [8]. (B) Excerpts from Petersen et al. [7] showing a schematic view of the role of MAM in the chain elongation in glucosinolate biosynthesis pathway. The first step is a deamination reaction catalysed by a branched-chain aminotransferase, followed by a three-step cycle reaction catalysed by three enzymes, MAM, isopropyl malate isomerase and isopropyl malate dehydrogenase.