Terpenoids. XIV. The constitution and biogenesis of marasmic acid1, 2

JJ Dugan, P De Mayo, M Nisbet…

Index: Dugan,J.J. et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1966 , vol. 88, # 12 p. 2838 - 2844

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Abstract: Evidence is presented to demonstrate that marasmic acid has the structure 9. A reasonable biosynthetic pathway for the genesis of this compound through a humulene precursor is suggested and supported by the activity of the acetic acid obtained by the Kuhn- Roth oxidation of labeled 9 and of 15, a reduction product of marasmic acid in which a methyl group is generated from the cyclopropane ring. arasmic acid was first reported by ...