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Biosynthesis of (+)‐ and (−)‐Germacrene D in Solidago canadensis : Isolation and Characterization of Two Enantioselective Germacrene D Synthases
Author(s) -
Schmidt Claus O.,
Bouwmeester Harro J.,
de Kraker JanWillem,
König Wilfried A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980605)37:10<1400::aid-anie1400>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - germacrene , biosynthesis , sesquiterpene , enantioselective synthesis , germacrene d , stereochemistry , biology , chemistry , botany , biochemistry , essential oil , enzyme , catalysis
Two different enantioselective sesquiterpene synthases catalyze the biosynthesis of the enantiomers (+)‐ and (−)‐germacrene D ( 1 a and 1 b , respectively) in the plant Solidago canadensis , from which they were isolated and characterized for the first time.