141816-32-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Methylerythritol cyclodiphosphate (MEcPP) in deoxyxylulose phosphate pathway: Synthesis from an epoxide and mechanisms
Xiao, Youli,Nyland Ii, Rodney L.,Meyers, Caren L. Freel,Liu, Pinghua
, p. 7220 - 7222 (2010)
In this communication, we reported another unique IspG-catalyzed transformation, the production of its substrate, MEcPP, from (2R,3R)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2,3-epoxybutanyl diphosphate (Epoxy-HMBPP) when reductants are excluded from the reaction mixture.
Studies on the nonmevalonate pathway: Formation of 2-C-methyl-D- erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate from 2-phospho-4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C- methyl-D-erythritol
Takagi, Motoki,Kuzuyama, Tomohisa,Kaneda, Kazuhide,Watanabe, Hiroyuki,Dairi, Tohru,Seto, Haruo
, p. 3395 - 3398 (2000)
2-Phospho-4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol was transformed to 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate by a novel Escherichia coli enzyme involved in the nonmevalonate pathway. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
