Structure of chalcone synthase and the molecular basis of plant polyketide biosynthesis.
Ferrer, J.L., Jez, J.M., Bowman, M.E., Dixon, R.A., Noel, J.P.(1999) Nat Struct Biol 6: 775-784
- PubMed: 10426957 
- DOI: 10.1038/11553
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1BI5, 1BQ6, 1CGK, 1CGZ, 1CHW, 1CML - PubMed Abstract: 
Chalcone synthase (CHS) is pivotal for the biosynthesis of flavonoid antimicrobial phytoalexins and anthocyanin pigments in plants. It produces chalcone by condensing one p-coumaroyl- and three malonyl-coenzyme A thioesters into a polyketide reaction intermediate that cyclizes ...