Origin of the Basic Carbon Chain of F Acids Feeding experiments with sodium [2‐13C]acetate on suspension cultures of Saccharum spec. show that the basic carbon chain of F acids 1 is derived from acetate units via the fatty acid pathway. Incorporation of 13C label was confirmed by GC/MS analysis of the corresponding tetrahydrofuran derivatives 2.
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