Biosynthesis of chlorflavonin in aspergillus candidus: a novel fungal route to flavonoids
Abstract
The distribution of radioactivity in chlorflavonin from cultures of Aspergillus candidus supplemented with [1-14C]acetate, [α-14C]cinnamate, and [7-14C]benzoate indicates that this flavonoid antibiotic is biosynthesized from one C6C1 and four C2 precursors.