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Environment & Energy

eppur_se_muova

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1. *Slightly* reminescent of brevitoxin ... only slightly ...

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:15 AM

Aug 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevetoxin

Made me wonder, could both be from a common precursor ? Or one a degradation product of the other ? Problem is, I see only one methyl group in prymnesin, so that won't work. Maybe the only similarity is possible epoxidation/cyclization of intermediates.

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Elucidating the structures of powerful fish toxins from algal blooms. [View all] NNadir Aug 2016 OP

*Slightly* reminescent of brevitoxin ... only slightly ... eppur_se_muova Aug 2016 #1

According to the text's references, which I have not as yet collected or read... NNadir Aug 2016 #2

I collected a few of the references in the paper relevant to biosynthesis... NNadir Aug 2016 #3

Thanks, but I'll just add these to the list of things I need to catch up on ... eppur_se_muova Aug 2016 #4

Speaking only for myself, if I only read the chemistry (and physics and math and history)... NNadir Aug 2016 #5