Unusual double-bond migration as a plausible key reaction in the biosynthesis of the isoprenoidal membrane lipids of methanogenic archaeaElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: 1H NMR and 1H–1H COSY spectra. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b0/b003948i/
Abstract
Labeling experiments of mevalonolactone-d9 were pursued for studies of the biosynthesis of the core membrane lipids from thermophilic methanogenic archaea, which revealed that unusual double-bond migration occurred during the ultimate formation of the saturated isoprenoid chains in these particular archaea.