DOI: 10.1039/C39840001005
(Paper)
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1984, 1005-1007
Biosynthesis of 6-methylsalicylic acid; the combined use of mono- and tri-duteriated acetate precursors to investigate the degree of stereocontrol in the aromatisation sequence
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Chris Abell and James Staunton
Abstract
The Results from a novel combination of incorporation experiments using mono- and tri-deuteriated acetate precursors indicate that the aromatisation sequence in 6-methylsalicylic acid biosynthesis occurs stereospecifically and therefore is under enzymic control.