title: Evidence of a new intermediate compound of the chitin biogenesis found in a marine-derived fungus.
abstract: The chemical screening of the biomass of a new marine-derived strain of Penicillium roqueforti, produced by liquid-state fermentation, led to the identification of several volatile and nonvolatile compounds. As a result of previous studies, we have isolated and characterized a new molecule. The chemical structure of 2-deoxy-2-phosphamino-α-D-glucopyranose isolated was elucidated on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR studies together with other instrumental techniques. As a result of this discovery, a biogenetic route has been proposed to explain its formation as an intermediary component of the chitin biosynthesis.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Toledo Marante
authors.forename: Irma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Herrera Bravo de Laguna
authors.forename: Néstor Vicente
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mioso
mesh_terms: D059001:Aquatic Organisms; D002686:Chitin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D005947:Glucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010407:Penicillium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D002686:Chitin; D005947:Glucose