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Synthesis of brassinolide and its biosynthetic precursors using methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate
Khripach,Zhabinskii,Parkhimovich,Gulyakevich
experimental part, p. 240 - 249 (2010/04/26)
Formal synthesis of plant hormones that belong to the group of 24α-methylbrassinosteroids, including brassinolide and its biosynthetic precursors with one hydroxyl group in their side chain, was performed. Stereochemistry of a methyl group at the C24 atom
SYNTHESIS OF (22S,23S)-HOMOBRASSINOLIDE AND BRASSINOLIDE FROM STIGMASTEROL
Mori, Kenji,Sakakibara, Masayuki,Ichikawa, Yoshitaka,Ueda, Hiraki,Okada, Katsuhide,et al.
, p. 2099 - 2110 (2007/10/02)
(22S, 23S)-Homobrassinolide (2α, 3α, 22S, 23S-tetrahydroxy-24S-ethyl-B-homo-7-oxa-5α-cholestan-6-one) and brassinolide (2α, 3α, 22R, 23R-tetrahydroxy-24S-methyl-B-homo-7-oxa-5α-cholestan-6-one) were synthesized from stigmasterol and shown to promote plant growth.
