Stereochemical course of the reduction step in the formation of 2-C-methylerythritol from the terpene precursor 1-deoxyxylulose in higher plants
Abstract
Feeding of 1-deoxy-D-[3-2H]xylulose to leaves of the tree Liriodendron tulipifera affords 2-C-methyl-D-erythritollabelled specifically in the HSi position of C-1.