Hydroxylation of rotenone to amorphigenin in Amorpha fruticosa seedlings
Abstract
Rotenone (2), but neither of the 6′-epimers of amorphigenol (3), is an excellent precursor for amorphigenin (1) in Amorpha fruticosa; using [7′-14C]rotenone and three different work-up techniques, the 14C-label was found to be equivalently distributed between the 7′-methylene and 8′-hydroxymethylene of amorphigenin.