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Fate of leucine in the biosynthesis of bakuchiol, a meroterpene from Psoralea corylifolia.

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Biotech

Publisher : Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics

Source : Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics, Volume 26, Number 6, p.394–396 (1989)

Url : http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/2632364

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Biotechnology

Center : Biotechnology, Phytochemistry Labs, Sanitation Biotechnology

Department : biotechnology, Chemistry

Year : 1989

Abstract : Significant incorporations of labelled leucine, valine and isovaleric acid into the meroterpene, bakuchiol (1) isolated from the medicinal plant, Psoralea corylifolia have been observed. Degradation experiments show that labels from these substrates find their way into both phenylpropane derived as well as terpenic part of 1 thereby indicating that none of the known pathways is operative in the case of 1. It is suggested that these substrates are metabolised to CO2 which is then incorporated into 1.

Cite this Research Publication : A. Banerji and Chintalwar, G. J., “Fate of leucine in the biosynthesis of bakuchiol, a meroterpene from Psoralea corylifolia.”, Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics, vol. 26, pp. 394–396, 1989.

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