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Terpenoid Antibiotics

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Biosynthesis

Part of the book series: Antibiotics ((ANTIBIOTICS))

Abstract

Isopentenyl pyrophosphate (Fig. 1) is a highly reactive natural five-carbon substance which apparently is converted in plants and animals into over a thousand other natural substances, for which the word “terpenoid” is used. Terpenoids, which occur in a great variety of sizes and shapes, are used by living organisms for many purposes. For example, cortisone, progesterone, and gibberelins are hormones; lycopene and β-carotene are pigments; rubber is a structural material; several vitamins and coenzymes are terpenoids; certain terpenoids are undoubtedly accumulated in plants because their bitterness and toxicity keeps the plants from being eaten by animals. It is not surprising that a small percentage of the natural substances with antibiotic activity have been found to be terpenoids.

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    David Gottlieb (Professor of Plant Pathology) (Professor of Plant Pathology)

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    Paul D. Shaw (Associate Professor of Biochemistry) (Associate Professor of Biochemistry)

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Bates, R.B. (1967). Terpenoid Antibiotics. In: Gottlieb, D., Shaw, P.D. (eds) Biosynthesis. Antibiotics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-38441-1_13

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