title: En route to erucalexin: a unique rearrangement in the crucifer phytoalexin biosynthetic pathway.
abstract: The first biosynthetic studies revealing that both 1-methoxybrassinin and sinalbin B are close precursors of the phytoalexins erucalexin and 1-methoxyspirobrassinin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5C9. s.pedras@usask.ca
authors.forename: M Soledade C
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pedras
authors.forename: Denis P O
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Okinyo
mesh_terms: D019607:Brassicaceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000094162:Phytoalexins
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013141:Spiro Compounds; D013729:Terpenes; D013844:Thiazoles; C511235:erucalexin; D000094162:Phytoalexins