Biosynthesis of DTX-4: Confirmation of a polyketide pathway, proof of a Baeyer - Villiger oxidation step, and evidence for an unusual carbon deletion process

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 36, 1996, Pages 8757-8758

  Wright, J L C ^a   Hu, T ^a   McLachlan, J L ^b   Needham, J ^a   Walter, J A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DTX 4; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SHELLFISH;

EID: 0001540497     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja961715y     Document Type: Article

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