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Planta Med 1983; 48(7): 145-148
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969910
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Conversion of Elymoclavine to Paspalic Acid by a Particulate Fraction from an Ergotamine-Producing Strain of Claviceps sp.

S.-U. Kim1 , Y.-J. Cho1 , H. G. Floss2 , J. A. Anderson1
  • 1Department of Chemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409
  • 2Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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1983

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26 March 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The particulate fraction from the ergotamine-producing strain Claviceps sp. PCCE1 catalyzed the conversion of [14C]elymoclavine to paspalic acid. NADPH was required. Maximum conversion was 95%. Carbon monoxide (CO:02, 4:1) and SK&F 525A (1.0 mM), cytochrome P-450 inhibitors, inhibited the conversion 94% and 50%, respectively. Minor amounts of paspalic acid (0.1 mg/1) were present in cultures. The particulate fraction from Claviceps sp. SD 58, which accumulates elymoclavine in cultures, lacked activity for the conversion of elymoclavine to paspalic acid.

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Claviceps sp. - Clavicipitaceae - Elymoclavine - Paspalic acid - Cell-free