title: Sporulenes, heptaprenyl metabolites from Bacillus subtilis spores.
abstract: Sporulene, a C 35-terpenoid hydrocarbon with an unusual pentacyclic structure, is produced by Bacillus subtilis during sporulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kontnik
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bosak
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Butcher
authors.forename: Jochen J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Brocks
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Losick
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clardy
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012015:Reference Standards; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014315:Triterpenes