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SUBMITTER: Rivera H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4917018 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rivera Heriberto H Dhar Sachin S La Clair James J JJ Tsai Shiou-Chuan SC Burkart Michael D MD
Tetrahedron 20160601 25
Polyketide biosynthesis engages a series of well-timed biosynthetic operations to generate elaborate natural products from simple building blocks. Mimicry of these processes has offered practical means for total synthesis and provided a foundation for reaction discovery. We now report an unusual intramolecular <i>trans</i>-amidation reaction discovered while preparing stabilized probes for the study of actinorhodin biosynthesis. This rapid cyclization event offers insight into the natural cycliz ...[more]