Abstract
Studies using 13C-enriched precursors in combination with carbon magnetic resonance spectroscopy have established the biosynthetic origin of most of the carbon atoms present in rifamycin S and suggest a common scheme for ansamycin biogenesis.
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WHITE, R., MARTINELLI, E., GALLO, G. et al. Rifamycin Biosynthesis Studied with 13C Enriched Precursors and Carbon Magnetic Resonance. Nature 243, 273–277 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243273a0
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