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FIVE schemes for biosynthesis of the lysergic acid moiety of the ergot alkaloids have been proposed recently. All of them involve tryptophan or 5-hydroxytryptophan as precursors1,2.
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BAXTER, R., KANDEL, S. & OKANY, A. Biosynthesis of Ergot Alkaloids. Nature 185, 241–242 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185241b0
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