Pharmaceutical Bulletin
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Phytochemical Investigation on Cultivation of Medicinal Plants. XIV. On the Alkaloid Biogenesis in Ephedra. (4).
Shoji ShibataIzumi ImasekiMikio Yamazaki
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1957 Volume 5 Issue 6 Pages 594-597

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It was proved that formate labeled with 14C is incorporated into γ-methyl and Nmethyl groups in l-ephedrine molecule in Ephedra distachya. The mechanism of biosynthesis of ephedrine coupling with the C1-fragment incorporation is discussed.

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