Dolichodial Is Synthesized in a Biological System from Two Units

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Essay

Dolichodial is synthesized in a biological system from two units of isoprene.

Two carbon atoms in isoprene were isotopically labeled with ¹³C (marked with *) and this molecule was introduced into the biosynthetic pathway. Which atoms in the resulting molecule of dolichodial will bear the ¹³C label?

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