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Biosynthesis of Phytuberin
Murai, Akio,Yoshizawa, Yuko,Miyazaki, Hiroshi,Masamune, Tadashi,Sato, Norio
, p. 1377 - 1378 (1987)
Feeding experiments with (+/-)-solavetivone in diseased potato tuber tissues indicated that phytuberin, one of the most representative phytoalexins in the Solanaceae, was biosynthesized from solavetivone.
Synthesis of Phytuberin
Murai, Akio,Ono, Mitsunori,Masamune, Tadashi
, p. 1202 - 1204 (2007/10/02)
The first synthesis of phytuberin, which mimics the proposed biogeneses in critical stages, is described.The synthesis also establishes the absolute configuration.
