The Biosynthesis of Nicotine from Isotopically Labeled Nicotinic Acids1
The Biosynthesis of Nicotine from Isotopically Labeled Nicotinic Acids1
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从同位素标记的烟酸生物合成尼古丁1
DOI:
10.1021/ja01495a059
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发表时间:
1960
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
A. Wolf
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作者:
R. F. Dawson;D. Christman;A. D'adamo;M. Solt;A. Wolf
The four specific ring hydrogen-labeled nicotinic acids were prepared and fed to tobacco root cultures In sterile media. then the nicotine produced by the roots was Isolated and analyzed. Recoil tritium and carbon-14 labeled nlcotinic acid were similarly employed. The nicotine from all of these except nicotinic acid-6-t show similar and substantial incorroration into the nicotine. Oxidation of nicotinic acid. obtained from the nlcotlne. to the corresponding 2- and 6-pyridones indicate that the position of hydrogen label is conserved during the conversion to nicotine. The 6-labeled acid gave less than 10% of the amount of incorporation shown by the other acids Indicatlng the probablllty of enzymatic attack on the 6-position of nicotinic acid dur ing Its conversion to nicotine by the tobacco roots. The conversion probably does not proceed via oxidation at the 6-position, since both 6-hydroxynicotinic acid-N/sup 15/ and 1methyl-6- oxynicotinamide-2-t failed to be Incorporated. The possibility that the acid is incorporated into nicotine via a 1,6-dinydro intermediate is being investigated. Nicotinartide is incorporated to at least as great an extent as is the corresponding labeled acid. (auth)