K. Katayama, Masako Miyoshi, K. Nabeta
Dec 1, 2012
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Phytochemistry Letters
Abstract
Abstract The in vitro cultured liverwort Jungermannia subulata produces the unique molecule subulatin. In this study, we examined the incorporation of [1-13C] and [1,2-13C2] glucose, [2-13C] arabinose, [2-13C] caffeic acid, and [1-13C] phenylalanine into subulatin. The trilobatinoic acid C unit of subulatin incorporated 13C atoms from [1-13C] and [1,2-13C2] glucose and from [2-13C] arabinose but not from any other of the other precursors. Based on these results and labeling patterns, the trilobatinoic acid C unit of subulatin appears to be biosynthesized from arabinose-5-phosphate and phosphoenolpyruvate.