Issue 44, 2013

Characterization of CYP76AH4 clarifies phenolic diterpenoid biosynthesis in the Lamiaceae

Abstract

Miltiradiene (1) is the precursor of phenolic diterpenoids such as ferruginol (2), requiring aromatization and hydroxylation. While this has been attributed to a single cytochrome P450 (CYP76AH1), characterization of the rosemary ortholog CYP76AH4 led to the discovery that these CYPs simply hydroxylate the facilely oxidized aromatic intermediate abietatriene (3).

Graphical abstract: Characterization of CYP76AH4 clarifies phenolic diterpenoid biosynthesis in the Lamiaceae

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Sep 2013
Accepted
04 Oct 2013
First published
04 Oct 2013

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013,11, 7650-7652

Characterization of CYP76AH4 clarifies phenolic diterpenoid biosynthesis in the Lamiaceae

J. Zi and R. J. Peters, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013, 11, 7650 DOI: 10.1039/C3OB41885E

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