Evidence for an insertion–homolysis mechanism for carbon–sulphur bond formation in penicillin biosynthesis
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 13,p. 856-858
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39910000856
Abstract
Evidence to support an insertion–homolysis mechanism for the event leading to carbon–sulphur bond formation in penicillin biosynthesis has been obtained by a stereochemical probe.Keywords
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