Stereochemical course of the reduction step in the formation of 2-C-methylerythritol from the terpene precursor 1-deoxyxylulose in higher plants

Authors
Arigoni, D Giner, JL Sagner, S Wungsintaweekul, J Zenk, MH Kis, K Bacher, A Eisenreich, W
Citation
D. Arigoni et al., Stereochemical course of the reduction step in the formation of 2-C-methylerythritol from the terpene precursor 1-deoxyxylulose in higher plants, CHEM COMMUN, (12), 1999, pp. 1127-1128
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1127 - 1128
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(19990621):12<1127:SCOTRS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Feeding of 1-deoxy-D-[3-H-2]xylulose to leaves of the tree Liriodendron tul ipifera affords 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol labelled specifically in the H-Si p osition of C-1.