Biosynthesis of the Lycopodium Alkaloids
| dc.contributor.advisor | Spencer, Ian D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ho, Yau-Kwan | |
| dc.contributor.department | Chemistry | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-25T20:39:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-08-25T20:39:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1970-05 | |
| dc.description.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> | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | en_US |
| dc.description.degreetype | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/17964 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | Biosynthesis of the Lycopodium Alkaloids | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |