40560-13-2Relevant articles and documents
Incorporation of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol, a putative isoprenoid precursor in the mevalonate-independent pathway, into ubiquinone and menaquinone of Escherichia coli
Duvold, Tore,Cali, Patrizia,Bravo, Jean-Michel,Rohmer, Michel
, p. 6181 - 6184 (2007/10/03)
Incorporation of deuterium labelled 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol into isoprenoid side-chains of ubiquinone and menaquinone from Escherichia coli strongly supports the proposed intermediate role of this branched sugar derivative in the mevalonate independent pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis via glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and pyruvate.