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Proposed biosynthetic pathway for matricine formation in chamomile. The (+)-germacrene A synthase MrTPS3 is assumed to be the key enzyme in matricine biosynthesis converting the ubiquitous precursor farnesyl pyrophosphate into the basic sesquiterpene skeleton. The reactions forming matricine from (+)-costunolide likely include a cyclization, a hydrogenation of a methyl group, two hydroxylations and a subsequent acetylation. The enzymes catalyzing these reactions are not yet known.
