Streptonigrin biosynthesis. 4. Details of the tryptophan metabolism

Autor: Dennis S. Darling, Steven J. Gould, Michael E. Squillacote, Chiu Chin Chang, John D. Roberts
Rok vydání: 1980
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102:1707-1712
ISSN: 1520-5126
0002-7863
DOI: 10.1021/ja00525a040
Popis: Details of the metabolism of tryptophan leading to the biosynthesis of streptonigrin have been elucidated. These include identification of L-tryptophan as the natural precursor, the isolation of an early intermediate in the pathway, and the use of ^(15)N-^(13)C heteronuclear spin couplings to eludicate the N-C bond cleavage leading to the 4-phenylpicolinic acid portion (C-D rings). Additional feedings have apparently eliminated the possible involvement of all known pathways leading to quinoline rings; suggestions for the origin of this portion (A-B rings) are presented.
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