Biosynthesis of asukamycin. Formation of the 2-amino-3-hydroxycyclopent-2-enone moiety
Abstract
Feeding experiments with labelled precursors suggest that the 2-amino-3-hydroxycyclopent-2-enone moiety of the anticoccidial antibiotic, asukamycin, is formed by a novel intramolecular cyclization of 5-aminolevulinic acid.