6-Methylbenz|a (anthracene (6-MBA) is metabolized by rat liver microsomes to form 3-hydroxy-6-MBA, 4-hydroxy-6-MBA, 5hydroxy-6-MBA, 6-MBA frans-3,4-, 5,6-, 8,9-, and 10,11-dihydrodiols, and 4-hydroxy-6-MBA frans-10,11-dihydrodiol as the identifiable metabolites. 6-Hydroxymethylbenz[a]anthracene and its phenolic and dihydrodiol metabolites are also formed. The unique metabolites identified in 6-...

Brevibacterium sp. strain DPO 1361 oxygenates dibenzofuran in the unusual angular position. The 3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)catechol thus generated is subject to meta ring cleavage in the proximal position, yielding 2-hydroxy-6-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-6-oxo-2,4-hexadienoic acid, which is hydrolyzed to 2-oxo-4-pentenoate and salicylate by 2-hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenyl-2,4-hexadienoic acid hydrolase. The proximal mo...

straightforward conversion of (+)-6,8-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydro-3- undecylisocoumarin (3) to the title isocoumarin was carried out. hydrolytic ring opening of (3) afforded the hydroxy acid (4) which was immediately oxidized to keto acid (5) using chromic acid, cyclodehydration of (5) afforded the 6,8- dimethoxy-3-undecylisocoumarin (6) which on selective demethylation of 8- methoxy group furnished ...

BACKGROUND Type III polyketide synthases (PKSs) contribute to the synthesis of many economically important natural products, which are typically produced by direct extraction from plants or synthesized chemically. For example, humulone and lupulone (Fig. 1a) in hops (Humulus lupulus) account for the characteristic bitter taste of beer and display multiple pharmacological effects. 4-Hydroxy-6-me...

Perfusion of cat paws with compound 48/80 released two slow reacting substances (SRSs) which were isolated and characterized as 5-hydroxy-6-S-cysteinylglycyl-7,9,11,14-icosatetraenoic acid (SRS I) and 5-hydroxy-6-S-cysteinyl-7,9,11,14-icosatetraeonic acid (SRS II) on the basis of chemical degradations, amino acid analyses, spectroscopic and enzymic experiments, and comparison with synthetic sam...

ABSTRACT Wild-type fungal population 851-WT was selected for shortened latent period on cv. CI 13227 for five uredinial generations to study the adaptation of Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici to partially resistant wheat cultivars. Differences among wild-type and selected populations for traits contributing to parasitic fitness (i.e., latent period, infection frequency, and uredinium area and ...