hydrophobic amino acid metabolic pathway shikimate metabolic pathway 2013-06-19T09:13:02Z PW:0001369 The shikimate pathway is the metabolic route for the production of aromatic amino acids in plants. Seven reactions catalyzed by six enzymes result in the production of chorismate, the major branch point metabolite. Chorismate is the precursor for the biosynthesis of phenylalanine, tryptophan and tyrosine. pathway shikimate metabolic process vpetri