The stereochemistry of the biosynthetic precursor of gossypol

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Abstract
cis-trans-Farnesyl pyrophosphate or an equivalent such as nerolidyl pyrophosphate in contrast to earlier work, has been established, through [1,2-13C2]acetate feeding, as the main biosynthetic precursor of gossypol in chilled cotton (Gossypium arboreum) radicals.