2000 other natural products

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15 - 196Biosynthetic Studies on the Fungal Secondary Metabolites CP-225,917 and CP-263,114. — Using 13C-labeled precursors thebiosynthetic pathway leading to the title compounds (I) and (II) is investi-gated. Dimerization of a C16 anhydride is the most intriguing step in thetitle biosynthesis. Cyclodehydration of (I) leads to (II). — (SPENCER,PAUL; AGNELLI, FABIO; WILLIAMS, HOWARD J.; KELLER, NANCY P.;SULIKOWSKI, GARY A.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122 (2000) 2, 420-421; Dep.Plant Pathol., Tex. A&M Univ., College Station, TX 77842, USA; EN)

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