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pen·tyl

(pen'til),

1. Synonym(s): amyl

2. The CH₃(CH₂)₃CH₂- moiety.

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(pen'til)

1. Synonym(s): amyl.

2. The CH₃(CH₂)₃CH₂- moiety.

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Conversion of acetyl-coenzyme A to isopentyl pyrophosphate.

The isopentyl pyrophosphate starting material is also used in the formation of farnesyl pyrophosphate.

The transgenic lines carry the isopentyl transferase (IPT) gene under the control of a senescence-associated gene promoter, [P.sub.SAG12].