Natural and directed biosynthesis of communesin alkaloids

Phytochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 561-569

  Wigley, Lucy J ^a   Mantle, Peter G ^a   Perry, David A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Biosynthesis; Communesin; Directed biosynthesis; Fluoro communesin; Radiolabel precursor feeding

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ETHIONINE; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PENICILLIUM;

ALKALOIDS; BIOMASS; ETHIONINE; FERMENTATION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PENICILLIUM; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TRYPTOPHAN;

PENICILLIUM;

EID: 32644473666     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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