Tetrahedron

The structure of metacycloprodigiosin

HH Wasserman, DD Keith, GC Rodgers

Index: Wasserman,H.H. et al. Tetrahedron, 1976 , vol. 32, p. 1855 - 1861

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Citation Number: 35

Abstract

Metacycloprodigiosin, an analog of prodigiosin, was isolated from Streptomyces longisporus ruber, and shown to have structure 1. An exhaustive reduction technique, instrumental in elucidating the structure of 1 has been generally applied to the reduction of alkylpyrroles. Novel features in the mass spectral cracking pattern of alkylpyrroles and other heterocyclic systems are discussed.