Mechanistic studies on the biosynthesis of the aurovertins using 18O-labelled precursors
Abstract
A mechanism is proposed for the formation of the 2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane moiety of the aurovertins, metabolites of Calcarisporium arbuscula, based on the observed 18O isotope shifts in the proton-decoupled 13C n.m.r. spectra of aurovertin B and D derived from [1-13C, 18O2]acetate and 18O2 gas.