Biosynthesis of the terpenes maslinic acid and 3-epimaslinic acid in tissue cultures of Isodon japonicus hara
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 19,p. 707-708
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39730000707
Abstract
3-Epimaslinic acid, an oleanane-type triterpene, was biosynthesized from maslinic acid via the 3-oxo-derivative; the mechanism involving cyclization of (3R)-2,3-oxidosqualene can be excluded in the biosynthesis of 3α-hydroxy-triterpenoids.Keywords
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