BIOSYNTHESIS OF MONOTERPENOIDS IN HIGHER PLANTS. LOCALIZATION OF RADIOACTIVITY IN FAVOR OF THE ISOPENTENYL PYROPHOSPHATE-DERIVED MOIETY OF MONOTERPENOIDS IN THE UPTAKE OF ALANINE-2-14C
- 5 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 8 (3) , 269-272
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1979.269
Abstract
Uptake of DL-alanine-2-14C to the twigs of Cinnamomum Camphora Sieb. and Pelargonium roseum Bourbon resulted in the preferential location of radioactivity on the isopentenyl pyrophosphate-derived moiety of linalool, geraniol, and citronellol, in opposition to incorporations of leucine and valine into these monoterpenoids. The biosynthetic pathway of the monoterpenoids from the amino acid is discussed.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Biosynthesis of Geraniol and Citronellol in Pelargonium roseum BourbonBulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1973
- The biosynthesis of (+)-α-pinene in Pinus speciesBiochemical Journal, 1972
- Biosynthesis of monoterpenesChemical Reviews, 1972
- A simple efficient liquid scintillator for counting aqueous solutions in a liquid scintillation counterAnalytical Biochemistry, 1960