Biosynthesis of sporidesmin from amino acids
Open Access
- 1 May 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
- Vol. 12 (2) , 275-280
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.1969.10421179
Abstract
Sporidesmin labelled with carbon–14 or sulphur–35 has been isolated from cultures of Pithomyces chartarum grown in medium containing radioactive tryptophan, alanine, serine, glycine, methionine, cysteine, or sulphate. The pattern of incorporation suggests that the biosynthesis of the toxin involves condensation of tryptophan with alanine, carbon for the methyl and methoxyl groups being supplied by methionine.Keywords
This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Incorporation of 14C-labelled amino acids into sporidesmolide I by Pithomyces chartarum (Sporidesmium bakeri)Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1962
- Detection and Estimation of a Facial Eczema Toxin, SporidesminNature, 1960
- Biosnthesis of Gliotoxin. II.1,2 Further Studies on the Incorporation of Carbon-14 and Tritium-labeled PrecursorsJournal of the American Chemical Society, 1960