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Terpene biosynthesis in the nudibranch Doriopsilla areolata
Angelo Fontana1, Annabella Tramice, Adele Cutignano
1Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare (ICB)-CNR, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy. afontana@icmib.na.cnr.it
The Journal of Organic Chemistry
|March 15, 2003
Abstract:
Biogenesis of the enantiomeric sesquiterpenes 1 and 5 of the marine nudibranch Doriopsilla areolata was investigated by feeding of [1-(13)C]glucose, [1,2-(13)C(2)]glucose, and [1,2-(13)C(2)]acetate. Evidence is presented that supports de novo origin of both compounds via mevalonic acid.