Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: We describe our investigation into the purported structure of the Welsh onion metabolite "fistulosin".This compound was assigned as 2-octadecyl-3-hydroxyindole, which might also exist as 2-octadecylindoxyl.Our results show that the corresponding 2-octadecyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)indoxyl, which we synthesized from 1-(phenylsulfonyl)indole, undergoes facile conversion to alkyl 2-(1-oxononadecyl)aminobenzoate, which supports the work of Söderberg in that fistulosin is actually 2-(1-oxooctadecyl)aminobenzoic acid.
Source: ARKIVOC
Authors: Jun Jiang, Gordon W. Gribble
Institution: Dartmouth College
Language: English
Topic: Garlic and Onion Studies
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Dartmouth College
OpenAlex ID: W4403717113