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The biosynthesis of glaucarubinone (IXa) and glaucarubolone (IXb), the bitter constituents ofSimarouba glauca (Simaroubaceae), has been investigated with the help of [2-14C] mevalonic acid lactone. The results so far obtained are consistent with the scheme involving a tetracyclic triterpene of the apoeuphol type as a precursor of these bitter substances.
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Avec la collaboration technique de Mlle A.Merrien.
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Moron, J., Rondest, J. & Polonsky, J. Sur la biosynthèse des constituants amers des Simarubacées. Experientia 22, 511–512 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01898658
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01898658