Sporulenes, heptaprenyl metabolites from Bacillus subtilis spores.
Sporulene, a C 35-terpenoid hydrocarbon with an unusual pentacyclic structure, is produced by Bacillus subtilis during sporulation.
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Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Bosak
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Butcher
Rebecca A
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Brocks
Jochen J
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Losick
Richard
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Clardy
Jon
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Pearson
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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*
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