Premium
Sequence Analysis of Ergochrome‐Biosynthesis by Competitive Incorporation
Author(s) -
Franck Burchard,
Bringmann Gerhard,
Flohr Georg
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198004601
Subject(s) - biosynthesis , chemistry , biochemistry , stereochemistry , sequence (biology) , oxidative phosphorylation , gene
Proof of alternative intermediates in the biosynthesis of natural products is provided by competitive incorporation. For example, it has been demonstrated that in the biosynthesis of ergochrome the OH group on C‐4 is introduced after oxidative ring opening of (1) .