M. Lovkova, E. Nurimov
Jul 1, 1978
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Biology bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Abstract
A summary of studies on the biosynthesis of the basic alkaloids of Anabasis aphylla is given. The role of lysine, aspartic acid, methionine, acetate, and cadaverine in the formation of anabasine, lupinine, aphylline, and anabasamine was indicated. The pathways of biosynthesis of the piperidine heterocycle, which is the structural basis of all the alkaloids of this plant, were examined. Studies of the metabolism of anabasine, lupinine, and aphyllinic acid were analyzed, and the possibility of their interconversion was examined.