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A Customizable Approach for the Enzymatic Production and Purification of Diterpenoid Natural Products
Published on: October 4, 2019
Biomimetic total synthesis of proto-daphniphylline
Abstract:
Proto-daphniphylline, the imputed biogenetic parent of the Daphniphyllum alkaloids, has been assembled in a biogenetically styled laboratory synthesis in which a pentacyclization process is the fundamental synthetic stratagem. This extraordinary transformation involves the formation of six (r-bonds under the influence of three elementary reagents-potassium hydroxide, anmnonia, and acetic acid. The facility of the process adds credibility to the previous speculation that a similar process is an important step in the biosynthesis of the Daphniphyllum alkaloids.
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