Stereospecificity of an enzymatic monoene 1, 4-dehydrogenation reaction: conversion of (Z)-11-tetradecenoic acid into (E, E)-10, 12-tetradecadienoic acid

S Rodríguez, P Clapés, F Camps…

Index: Rodriguez, Sergio; Camps, Francisco; Fabrias, Gemma Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2001 , vol. 66, # 24 p. 8052 - 8058

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Abstract

In this article, we report the first stereochemical study of an enzymatic 1, 4-dehydrogenation reaction, namely, the transformation of (Z)-11-tetradecenoic acid into (E, E)-10, 12- tetradecadienoic acid, involved in the sex pheromone biosynthesis of the moth Spodoptera littoralis. The investigation was carried out using the labeled substrates (R)-[10-2H]-and (S)- [10-2H]-tridecanoic acids ((R)-2 and (S)-2, respectively) and (R)-[2, 2, 3, 3, 13-2H5]-and (S ...