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Use of deuterium as a tracer with 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in following deuteride migration in terpenoid biosynthesis: mechanism of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate cyclisation in fusicoccin biosynthesis

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Biotech

Publisher : The Royal Society of Chemistry

Source : J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., The Royal Society of Chemistry, Number 19, p.843–845 (1978)

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Biotechnology

Center : Cell Biology

Department : biotechnology

Year : 1978

Abstract : Three of the four (4R) mevalonoid atoms retained in fusicoccin (1a) have been located at C-7, C-15, and C-23 by 13C n.m.r. spectroscopy, following the incorporation of [3-13C, 4-2H2]mevalonolactone; a 1,2-deuteride shift is demonstrated in the formation of the bicyclic intermediate (3), whilst two consecutive 1,2-deuteride shifts are established during the further cyclisation of (3) to (1a).

Cite this Research Publication : A. Banerji, Hunter, R., Mellows, G., Sim, K. -y, and Barton, D. H. R., “Use of deuterium as a tracer with 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in following deuteride migration in terpenoid biosynthesis: mechanism of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate cyclisation in fusicoccin biosynthesis”, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., pp. 843–845, 1978.

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