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Mechanism of α-Hydroxy-α-Amino Acid Formation in the Biosynthesis of Peptide Ergot Alkaloids
Belzecki, Czeslaw M.,Quigley, Francoise R.,Floss, Heinz G.,Crespi-Perellino, Nicoletta,Guicciardi, Augusto
, p. 2215 - 2217 (2007/10/02)
(R,S)-2-Aminobutyric acid was synthesized and fed to cultures of Claviceps purpurea.Mass spectral analysis of the resulting peptide ergot alkaloid ergostine (IIb) showed the presence of (13)C as well as two atoms of deuterium, ruling out a 2
