Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1972; 22(5): 38-41DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1099579 © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkBIOSYNTHESIS OF THE ISOVALERYL AND SENECIOYL MOIETIES OF TROPANE ALKALOIDSR. G. Achari, W. E. Court, F. NewcombeRecommend Article Abstract PDF Download(opens in new window) Buy Article(opens in new window) Abstract The incorporation of radioactivity from leucine–UL–C14 and valine–UL–C14 into the alkaloids of some species of Datura has been studied. Both leucine and valine were found to be able to act as precursors of the isovaleryl and senecioyl moieties of the tropane alkaloids. PDF (272 kb)
