Investigation of the early stages in soraphen A biosynthesis

…, BL Thompson, JP Harris, R Segret

Index: Hill, Alison M.; Thompson, Betty L.; Harris, Jonathan P.; Segret, Roger Chemical Communications, 2003 , # 12 p. 1358 - 1359

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Abstract

The unusual benzoate starter unit in soraphen A derives from phenylalanine via cinnamate in a β-oxidative (plant-like) pathway; 3-phenyl-3-hydroxypropanoate incorporates directly into soraphen by loading onto module 2 of the PKS and indirectly from the β-oxidative pathway to generate benzoyl CoA.