The cyclization mechanism of squalene in hopene biosynthesis: The terminal methyl groups are critical to the correct folding of this substrate both for the formation of the five-membered E-ring and for the initiation of the polycyclization reaction

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 8, 1999, Pages 731-732

  Hoshino, Tsutomu ^a   Kondo, Tomohiro ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL GROUP; SQUALENE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION;

EID: 0033591019     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a901351b     Document Type: Article

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