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Biosynthesis of stenusine

Biosynthesis of stenusine
Biosynthesis of stenusine
The rove beetles of the genus Stenus Latreille synthesize the alkaloid stenusine in their pygidial glands, which are located in the last three segments of their abdomen. It is proposed that stenusine is derived from the two amino acids, L-lysine and L-isoleucine. Feeding S. bimaculatus beetles with deuterium-labeled amino acids and using GC/MS analysis showed that L-lysine forms the piperidine ring of the stenusine molecule. The side chain originates from L-isoleucine and the N-ethyl group from acetate.
0163-3864
743-745
Lusebrink, Inka
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Dettner, Konrad
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Seifert, Karlheinz
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Lusebrink, Inka
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Dettner, Konrad
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Seifert, Karlheinz
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Lusebrink, Inka, Dettner, Konrad and Seifert, Karlheinz (2008) Biosynthesis of stenusine. Journal of Natural Products, 71 (5), 743-745. (doi:10.1021/np070310w). (PMID:18433170)

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The rove beetles of the genus Stenus Latreille synthesize the alkaloid stenusine in their pygidial glands, which are located in the last three segments of their abdomen. It is proposed that stenusine is derived from the two amino acids, L-lysine and L-isoleucine. Feeding S. bimaculatus beetles with deuterium-labeled amino acids and using GC/MS analysis showed that L-lysine forms the piperidine ring of the stenusine molecule. The side chain originates from L-isoleucine and the N-ethyl group from acetate.

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Published date: 24 April 2008
Organisations: Environmental

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Local EPrints ID: 343574
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/343574
DOI: doi:10.1021/np070310w
ISSN: 0163-3864
PURE UUID: f295b036-f893-4439-a870-41333eb4d1cf

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Date deposited: 08 Oct 2012 15:00
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 12:05

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Author: Inka Lusebrink
Author: Konrad Dettner
Author: Karlheinz Seifert

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