OCCURRENCE AND BIOSYNTHESIS OF ASPERPHENAMATE IN SOLID CULTURES OF PENICILLIUM BREVICOMPACTUM

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0031-9422(82)85217-5

The ester of N-benzoylphenylalanine and N-benzoylphenylalaninol, asperphenamate, was isolated from solid cultures of Penicillium brevicompactum.Isotope from L-phenylalanine was well incorporated into both benzoyl groups and into the phenylalanine and phenylalaninol moieties.Isotope from benzoic acid was also well incorporated into asperphenamate.Key Word Index-Penicillium brevicompactum; Hyphomycetes; fungus; biosynthesis; asperphenamate; phenylalanine derivatives.