The meliacins (limonoids). Biosynthesis of nimbolide in the leaves of Azadirachta indica
Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications Pub Date : , DOI:10.1039/C29710001117
Abstract
Feeding experiments with the leaves of Azadirachta indica have shown that euphol is more efficiently incorporated into the meliacin (limonoid) nimbolide than are its isomers butyrospermol (Δ7), tirucallol (Δ8; 20α-H) and Δ7-tirucallol.