Biosynthesis of N-methyl-L-glucosamine moiety of streptomycin from D-glucose by Streptomyces griseus was studied. A mixture of D-[1-(14) C] glucose and D-[6(-3)H]glucose was given to the culture of S. griseus. The 3H/14C ratio found in N-methyl-L-glucosamine further supports a mechanism that the conversion of D-glucose to L-hexose is carried out without scission of carbon skeleton. When D-[1-14C]glucose and D-[3-3H]glucose were used, the fall of 3H/14C ratio in N-metyl-L-glucosamine showed that the hydrogen atom at C-3 plays a rôle in such a transformation.
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