A butenolide intermediate in methylenomycin furan biosynthesis is implied by incorporation of stereospecifically 13C-labelled glycerols

Christophe Corre, Stuart W. Haynes, Nicolas Malet, Lijiang Song, Gregory L. Challis

Chemical Communications · 2010 · 14 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

The label from [3-(13)C]-L-glycerol is incorporated into the hydroxymethyl group of methylenomycin furans suggesting a butenolide intermediate in their biosynthesis.

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