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The biosynthesis of lucensomycin in cultures of Streptomyces lucensis has been studied using 14C-labelled precursors. The aglycone arises from two propionate and twelve acetate units. One propionate unit provides the chain-initiating unit, whilst the second, involved in chain-extension, undergoes oxidation of its methyl group to form the free carboxyl function of the aglycone.
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