Chemical Science · 2018 · 58 citations · 35 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryMicrobiologyMycologyNatural Product BiosynthesisPlant BiochemistryFungal BiochemistryFungal MetabolismFungal Natural Product BiosynthesisPhenylpropanoid BiosynthesisPlant Natural Product BiosynthesisSecondary Metabolite BiosynthesisAromatic Compound BiosynthesisBiosynthetic Pathway AnalysisBiosynthetic Pathway ElucidationBiosynthetic Pathway EnzymologyFungal Metabolite BiosynthesisReductive Biosynthesis
Identification of a reductase (AgnL4) confirms that<italic>in vivo</italic>anthraquinone to anthrol conversion is an essential first step in aromatic deoxygenation of anthraquinones catalysed by AgnL6 (reductase) and AgnL8 (dehydratase).
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