A novel way of determining the structure of artonin I, an optically active Diels–Alder type adduct, with the aid of an enzyme system of Morus alba cell cultures
Abstract
The structure of artonin I, an optically active Diels–Alder type adduct from Artocarpus heterophyllus, an Indonesian moraceous plant, was established utilizing the enzyme system of Morus alba cell cultures which specifically produce the natural Diels–Alder type adducts, as well as spectroscopic evidence.