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Late stage enzymatic prenylation and methylation are means to diversify (natural) compounds and to specify their functions. In eukaryotes and microbes, these steps are performed by large enzyme families, the prenyl and methyl transferases, which modify various types of small molecules, like isoprenoids, phenolics or alkaloids, but also DNA and proteins. We investigate the theoretical basis of these processes and possible commercial applications in synthetic chemistry.
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Bisher war die Funktion der Polyphenoloxidasen (PPO) unklar. Inzwischen konnte aber gezeigt werden, dass eine Tyrosinase an der Betacyan‐Biosynthese des Portulakröschens (siehe Bild) und der Roten Rübe sowie eine Chalkon‐spezifische PPO an der Auronbildung in gelben Löwenmaulblüten beteiligt ist.
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