抄録
Macrophomate synthase catalyzes an extraordinary four-step transformation from oxalacetate and 2-pyrone to macrophomic acid by an intermolecular DielsAlder reaction. The absolute configuration of the most potent macrophomate synthase inhibitor; (−)-2-carboxylmethyl-1-methoxybicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-ene-2-carboxylic acid, was determined to be (1S,2R,4R) by using an axial chiral reagent.