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Stephacidin B—A New Stage of Complexity within Prenylated Indole Alkaloids from Fungi
Author(s) -
von Nussbaum Franz
Publication year - 2003
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/anie.200301646
Subject(s) - prenylation , indole test , stereochemistry , chemistry , biosynthesis , stage (stratigraphy) , biology , organic chemistry , enzyme , paleontology
With its 15 rings , stephacidin B (see structure) is one of the most complex indole alkaloids to be isolated from fungi. The pseudosymmetric structure indicates that a new type of dimerization takes place at a late stage of the biosynthesis.
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