BIOSYNTHESIS OF PRIMIN AND MICONIDIN AND ITS DERIVATIVES

Authors
HORPER W MARNER FJ
Citation
W. Horper et Fj. Marner, BIOSYNTHESIS OF PRIMIN AND MICONIDIN AND ITS DERIVATIVES, Phytochemistry, 41(2), 1996, pp. 451-456
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
41
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
451 - 456
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1996)41:2<451:BOPAMA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Numerous 2-methoxy-6-n-alkyl-1,4-benzoquinones with interesting biolog ical activities have been found as constituents of plants and plant se eds. The most prominent is primin, the n-pentyl derivative, which is s tored in trichomes on leaves and stems of Primula obconica and is resp onsible for primrose dermatitis. The biosynthesis of primin was studie d by feeding experiments with radioactively labelled precursors and un labelled homologues.