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#phenylpropanoid pathway

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Phenylpropanoid pathway originates from amino acid:

B fits best: Phenylalanine. Keep the PSS- Sec G- Sec metabolites basics straight and Phenylalanine stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Tryptophan; C) Tyrosine; D) Methionine. Light and flowering items often hinge on which photoreceptor or day-length rule is in play.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Lignin is derived from:

Go with C — Phenylpropanoids. Under PLANT SEC METABOLITES, this is the standard explanation you’d use in class: it names the real driver or definition, while the rest are nearby but wrong. Not these: A) Fatty acids; B) Terpenes; D) Sugars. When two options sound similar, choose the one that matches the textbook definition most tightly.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Phenolics are synthesized mainly via:

B fits best: Shikimic acid pathway. Keep the PLANT SEC METABOLITES basics straight and Shikimic acid pathway stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Glycolysis; C) TCA cycle; D) PPP. Light and flowering items often hinge on which photoreceptor or day-length rule is in play.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.