Biosynthesis of methacrylic acid and isobutyric acids in a carabid beetle, Scarites subterraneus

Athula B. Attygalle; Jerrold Meinwald; Thomas Eisner

doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)93477-4

Biosynthesis of methacrylic acid and isobutyric acids in a carabid beetle, Scarites subterraneus

Athula B. Attygalle, Jerrold Meinwald, Thomas Eisner

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Cornell University

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Abstract

D₈-L-Valine is incorporated with high efficiency into methacrylic and isobutyric acids in the pygidial defensive glands of a carabid beetle, Scarites subterraneus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4849-4852
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	32
Issue number	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)93477-4
State	Published - 9 Sep 1991

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Biosynthesis of methacrylic acid and isobutyric acids in a carabid beetle, Scarites subterraneus

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