The shikimate pathway is involved in synthesis of:
Shikimate pathway bridges central metabolism and aromatic compound biosynthesis unique to plants, fungi, and bacteria, absent in animals. Starting substrates phosphoenolpyruvate from glycolysis and erythrose-4-phosphate from pentose phosphate pathway undergo condensation by DAHP synthase initiating seven enzymatic steps producing 3-dehydroquinate, dehydroshikimate, shikimate, shikimate-3-phosphate, EPSP, and chorismate. Chorismate branches to prephenate leading to phenylalanine and tyrosine via arogenate pathway, and to anthranilate leading to tryptophan. Aromatic amino acids contribute to pro
Ref: Herrmann & Weaver Annu Rev Plant Physiol 1999 shikimate pathway; NCBI NBK22426; Taiz & Zeiger Ch 13; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22426/
