Stable isotope studies of the biosynthesis of the sesquiterpenoid dihydrobotrydial
Abstract
The pattern of incorporation of [4-2H, 4-13C] mevalonic acid and H218O into dihydrobotrydial has confirmed that there is a 1, 3-hydride shift in the biosynthesis of this metabolite and that there is a discharge of the C(9) carbocation by hydration.