Synthetic routes to methylerythritol phosphate pathway intermediates and downstream isoprenoids

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1050-1072

  Jarchow Choy, Sarah K ^a   Koppisch, Andrew T ^b   Fox, David T ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme mechanism; Isoprenoids; MEP pathway; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; LIPIDS; SUBSTRATES;

CELLULAR FUNCTION; DOWN-STREAM; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN HEALTH; ISOPRENOIDS; METHYLERYTHRITOL 4-PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; METHYLERYTHRITOL PHOSPHATE PATHWAYS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; PLANT DEFENSE MECHANISMS; SYNTHETIC ROUTES;

MONOTERPENES;

EID: 84904061728     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1385272819666140501001101     Document Type: Review

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