Canadian Journal of Chemistry · 1962 · 39 citations · 1 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryBiologyMetabolismNatural Product BiosynthesisOrganic ChemistryPhenylpropanoid BiosynthesisPhenylpropanoid MetabolismPigment ProductionSecondary Metabolite BiosynthesisSecondary Metabolite ProductionBiomolecular CondensationPigment PrecursorsShikimic Acid
In experiments with C 14 -labelled compounds, shikimic acid, phenylalanine, phenyllactic acid, and metatyrosine were found to be precursors of the terphenylquinone pigment volucrisporin. It is suggested that the pigment is biosynthesized by the self-condensation of two molecules of an unbranched phenylpropanoid intermediate, and that hydroxylation of the phenyl rings in the meta position occurs before the condensation step.
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