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Chemical Recognition in Biology pp 97–110Cite as

Stereochemical Aspects of Chain Lengthening and Cyclization Processes in Terpenoid Biosynthesis

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Whether it is due to the influence of Professor Fritz Lipmann or to the essence of Bio­chemistry, much of the work of his former students has been concerned with phos­phorylated compounds. Perhaps it would be better to conclude that Dr. Lipmann and the essence of Biochemistry are one and the same....

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Abbreviations

IPP:

Isopentenyl pyrophosphate (C5)

DMAPP:

Dimethylallylpyrophosphate (C5)

GPP:

Geranylpyrophosphate (E-C10)

NPP:

Nerylpyrophosphate (Z-C10)

2,6 di E FPP:

2E,6E Farnesylpyrophosphate (C15)

2Z,6E FPP:

2Z,6E Farnesylpyrophosphate (C15)

DTNB:

5,5′ dithio bis-(nitrobenzoic) acid

TLC:

Thin layer chromatography

GLC:

Gas chromatography.

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Cori, O. et al. (1980). Stereochemical Aspects of Chain Lengthening and Cyclization Processes in Terpenoid Biosynthesis. In: Chapeville, F., Haenni, AL. (eds) Chemical Recognition in Biology. Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, vol 32. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81503-4_8

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