Biosynthesis of tetronasin: Part 4, preparation of deuterium labelled C19-C26, C17-C26, C11-C26 and C3-C26 polyketide fragments as putative biosynthetic precursors of the ionophore antibiotic tetronasin (ICI 139603)

Geert Jan Boons*, J. Andrew Clase, Ian C. Lennon, Steven V. Ley, James Staunton

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Abstract

Six deuterium labelled N-acylcysteamine polyketide derivatives (3) - (8) have been prepared as putative precursors for incorporation in studies of the biosynthesis of the ionophore antibiotic tetronasin (1). The route to these compounds was designed to be flexible and to maximise the use of common synthetic fragments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5417-5446
Number of pages30
JournalTetrahedron
Volume51
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 1995
Externally publishedYes

Funding

Acknowledgements: We thank the SERC (now the EPSRC) and Pfizer Central Research for financial support. We also acknowledge the Ramsay Memorial Fund (grant to GJB), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (grant to JAC) and British Petroleum for a research endowment to SVL at Cambridge.

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