Pericyclic Reactions in Biochemistry
Pericyclic reactions also occur in several biological processes.
- Claisen rearrangement of chorismate to prephenate in almost all prototrophic organisms.
- -sigmatropic shift in the transformation of precorrin-8x to hydrogenobyrinic acid
- non-enzymatic, photochemical electrocyclic ring opening and a (1,7) sigmatropic hydride shift in vitamin D synthesis.
- a conversion of Isochorismate into salicylate and Pyruvate in a catalyzed, true pericyclic reaction.
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