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Retraction: Synthesis of deuterated isopentyl pyrophosphates for chemo-enzymatic labelling methods: GC-EI-MS based 1,2-hydride shift in epicedrol biosynthesis

Madhukar S. Saidab, Govinda R. Navaleab, Jayant M. Gajbhiyeab and Sandip S. Shinde*a
aOrganic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India. E-mail: ss.shinde@ncl.res.in
bAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 001, India

Received 13th January 2020 , Accepted 13th January 2020

First published on 27th January 2020


Abstract

Retraction of ‘Synthesis of deuterated isopentyl pyrophosphates for chemo-enzymatic labelling methods: GC-EI-MS based 1,2-hydride shift in epicedrol biosynthesis’ by Madhukar S. Said et al., RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 28258–28261.


We, the named authors, hereby wholly retract this RSC Advances article because the enzymes GPP and FPP synthase used in the paper were genetically engineered by another colleague and used without permission. In addition, the synthesis of phospholipids as described in the paper was done according to unpublished PhD thesis work and we did not have permission to publish it.

Signed: Madhukar S. Said, Govinda R. Navale, Jayant M. Gajbhiye and Sandip S. Shinde

Date: 8th January 2020

Retraction endorsed by Laura Fisher, Managing Editor, RSC Advances


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