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(3R,4S)-3,4,5-Trihydroxy-4-methylpentylphosphonic acid, an isosteric phosphonate analogue of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate, a key intermediate in the new pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis
Hirsch, Guillaume,Grosdemange-Billiard, Catherine,Tritsch, Denis,Rohmer, Michel
, p. 519 - 521 (2007/10/03)
2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) is the first intermediate in the mevalonate-independent pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis presenting the branched C5 isoprene skeleton. Enantiopure (3R,4S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy- 4-methylpentylphosphonic a
