Importance of the Methyl Group at C(10) of Squalene for Hopene Biosynthesis and Novel Carbocyclic Skeletons with 6/5 + 5/5 + (6) Ring System(s)
2002; American Chemical Society; Volume: 4; Issue: 15 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1021/ol026180u
ISSN1523-7060
AutoresTsutomu Hoshino, Shumi Ohashi,
Tópico(s)Plant Gene Expression Analysis
Resumo[reaction: see text] Incubation of (6E,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,19,23-pentamethyl-tetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaene with Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius hopene cyclase afforded four products having two types of carbocyclic skeletons, i.e., two hopane products and two products having an unprecedented carbocyclic skeleton of 6/5 + 5/5 +6 pentacyclic and 6/5 + 5/5 tetracyclic ring systems. The former two hopane skeletons were formed from the bioconversion of C15-desmethylsqualene and the latter two skeletons from that of C10-desmethylsqualene.
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