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SYNTHESIS OF THE RACEMIC AND OPTICALLY ACTIVE FORMS OF GIZZEROSINE, THE INDUCER OF GIZZARD EROSION IN CHICKS
Mori, Kenji,Sugai, Takeshi,Maeda, Yukari,Okazaki, Tomomi,Noguchi, Tadashi,Naito, Hiroshi
, p. 5307 - 5312 (1985)
The racemate end both the (R)- and (S)-forms of gizzerosine were synthesised, and the (S)-isomer was identified as the toxic substance in fish meal causing severe gizzard erosion (black vomit) in chicks.
