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Loganic acid is an iridoid. Loganic acid is synthesized from 7-deoxyloganic acid by the enzyme 7-deoxyloganic acid hydroxylase (7-DLH).[1][2] It is a substrate for the enzyme loganate O-methyltransferase for the production of loganin.[3]
References
- ^ Salim, Yu, Altarejos and De Luca (2013) Virus-induced gene silencing identifies Catharanthus roseus 7-deoxyloganic acid-7-hydroxylase, a step in iridoid and monoterpene indole alkaloid biosynthesis. The Plant Journal. 76(5). 754-765
- ^ Miettinen, Dong, Navrot, Schneider, Burlat, et al. (2014) The seco-iridoid pathway from Catharanthus roseus. Nat Commun. 5(
- ^ Dewick (2009) Medicinal Natural Products: A Biosynthetic Approach.
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