Encodes an aromatic aldehyde synthase (AtAAS), which catalyzes the in vitro conversion of phenylalanine and 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine to phenylacetaldehyde and dopaldehyde, respectively. The mRNA is cell-to-cell mobile.
TAIR Short Description:
Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent transferases superfamily protein
At2g20340 gene product is an aromatic aldehyde synthase, which catalyzes the conversion of phenylalanine and 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine to phenylacetaldehyde and dopaldehyde, respectively.