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Presence of microthecin in the red alga Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis and its formation from 1,5-anhydro-d-fructose

Broberg, A; Kenne, L; Pedersen, M

Abstract

Microthecin, a pyrone isolated from Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis, is formed from 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose through two sequential elimination reactions; presumably by the action of a single enzyme.

Keywords

Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis; gracilariales; biosynthesis; pyrone; microthecin; 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose

Published in

Phytochemistry
1996, Volume: 41, number: 1, pages: 151-154