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Title: | Biosynthesis of the Lycopodium Alkaloids |
Authors: | Ho, Yau-Kwan |
Advisor: | Spencer, Ian D. |
Department: | Chemistry |
Publication Date: | May-1970 |
Abstract: | <p> The biosynthesis of two Lycopodium alkaloids of remarkably different structures, lycopodine and cernuine, was studied by tracer methods. The modes of incorporation of lysine, cadaverine , (Delta^1)-piperideine and pelletierine into the two alkaloids were compared. </p> <p> The results obtained clearly show that the modes of biosynthesis of lycopodine and of cernuine are analogous and that these alkaloids are true dimers of a C8N unit. However, since only one pelletierine unit is incorporated into the alkaloids , pelletierine is not the monomeric C8N unit which serves as the precursor of the alkaloids.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/17964 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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