title: Biosynthetic origin of 2,3-epoxysesamone in a Sesamum indicum hairy root culture.
abstract: The incorporation of [1-(13)C]glucose into 2,3-epoxysesamone, the main prenylnaphthoquinone in a hairy root culture of Sesamum indicum, indicated that the naphthoquinone moiety and dimethylallyl group were respectively derived from o-succinylbenzoate produced through a shikimate pathway and non-mevalonate pathway. The labeling pattern also demonstrated that prenylation occurred at C-2 in 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan. furumoto@ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furumoto
mesh_terms: D046508:Culture Techniques; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D009284:Naphthols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000378:metabolism*; D054876:Prenylation; D031685:Sesamum / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012765:Shikimic Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C447010:2,3-epoxysesamone; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D009284:Naphthols; D009285:Naphthoquinones; C024023:1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid; D012765:Shikimic Acid