C. J. Lee, G. Serif
Mar 30, 1971
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Biochimica et biophysica acta
Abstract
Abstract [ 14 C]5-(Methylthio) valeraldehyde and its 15 N-labeled oxime have been synthesized and examined as precursors of the glucosinolate progoitrin. Feeding experiments with rutabaga leaves establish the oxime as a specific precursor of progoitrin while the aldehyde is not. These facts support the hydroxylation step in progoitrin biosynthesis at a point beyond formation of the intermediate oxime.