Removal of C-20 in gibberellin biosynthesis
Abstract
Gibberellin A13 and A14 7-aldehydes have been tentatively identified as metabolites of gibberellin A12 aldehyde in a cell-free system derived from Gibberella fujikuroi; gibberellin A13 7-aldehyde is incorporated into gibberellic acid, and the C-20 carbon atom which is removed at this stage has been isolated as carbon dioxide.