A REINVESTIGATION OF THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF LANOSTEROL IN EUPHORBIA-LATHYRIS

Authors
GINER JL DJERASSI C
Citation
Jl. Giner et C. Djerassi, A REINVESTIGATION OF THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF LANOSTEROL IN EUPHORBIA-LATHYRIS, Phytochemistry, 39(2), 1995, pp. 333-335
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
39
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
333 - 335
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1995)39:2<333:AROTBO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The latex of Euphorbia lathyris was shown to be capable of producing l anosterol, as well as cycloartenol, butyrospermol and hopenol B, via t he enzymatic cyclization of 2,3-oxidosqualene. The conversion of cyclo artenol to lanosterol could not be demonstrated using the same latex. The triterpene composition of the latex of Euphorbia lathyris is repor ted.