Fig. 1From: Direct pathway cloning of the sodorifen biosynthetic gene cluster and recombinant generation of its product in E. colia Biosynthesis of the polymethylated hydrocarbon sodorifen (C16H26) from MEP-pathway-derived farnesyl pyrophosphat (FPP) via the intermediate pre-sodorifen [13]. b Sodorifen BGC from S. plymuthica WS3236 harboring an isopentenyl-diphosphate delta-isomerase sodA, a 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase sodB, a SAM-dependent C-methyltransferase sodC and a terpene cyclase sodDBack to article page