ISSN:
0570-0833
Keywords:
Biosynthesis
;
Cyclitols
;
Chemistry
;
General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Information has recently been obtained, mainly with the aid of radioactive compounds, about the biosynthesis of various cyclitols. It was found that the most widely occurring cyclitol, meso-inositol, is biosynthesized by a pathway probably common to all organisms, in which the cyclohexane ring is formed by ring closure between the two terminal carbon atoms of D-glucose. Cell-free extracts or enzyme systems that catalyse the conversion of D-glucose into meso-inositol can be prepared from various biological materials. The biosynthesis of the other hexahydroxycyclohexanes (inositols) involves meso-inositol as an intermediate. A few steps in the conversion of meso-inositol into other inositols have been studied.
Additional Material:
3 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.196601651
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