Biosynthesis of Lycopodine. The Question of the Intermediacy of Piperidine-2-acetic Acid

1 January 1975

journal article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Vol. 53 (1) , 41-50
https://doi.org/10.1139/v75-005

Abstract

In Lycopodiumtristachyum lycopodine is derived from L-lysine whereas pipecolic acid is derived from D-lysine. Malonic acid serves as a specific precurser of the non-lysine derived segments of lycopodine. Piperidine-2-acetic acid is not incorporated into the alkaloid.

Keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS
ACETIC ACID
PIPERIDINE
ALKALOID
SEGMENTS
INTERMEDIACY
MALONIC
LYCOPODINE
LYCOPODIUMTRISTACHYUM

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