Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5167270 | Phytochemistry | 2007 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The oxidative deamination of N-methylputrescine is an essential step in both pyridine and tropane alkaloid biosynthesis in a variety of Solanaceous plant species. The oxidative deamination of N-methylputrescine gives rise to an unstable intermediate 1-methylaminobutanal that spontaneously cycles into N-methylpyrrolinium salt which is common to pyridine and tropane alkaloid biosynthesis.
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Authors
William G. Heim, Katie A. Sykes, Sherry B. Hildreth, Jian Sun, Rong-He Lu, John G. Jelesko,