Journal article
Biosynthesis of N-methylpelletierine
Abstract
The biosynthesis of N-methylpelletierine (VII) was studied in excised shoots of Sedum sarmentosum. Consistent with classical biogenetic concepts, the piperidine nucleus of the alkaloid is generated from lysine, which is incorporated by way of nonsymmetrical intermediates, very probably ϵ-amino-α-ketocaproic acid and Δ1-piperideine-2-carboxylic acid. The propanone side-chain originates from acetate. Direct incorporation into the side-chain of an …
Authors
Gupta RN; Spenser ID
Journal
Phytochemistry, Vol. 8, No. 10, pp. 1937–1944
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 1969
DOI
10.1016/s0031-9422(00)88080-2
ISSN
0031-9422