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Proposed asperphenamate biosynthesis based on Li et al. 114 The R domain in ApmA releases N‐benzoylphenylalaninol, which acts as a nucleophile in the ester bond forming reaction in the C‐terminal C domain of ApmB, releasing asperphenamate. Note that the famous compound taxol has a depsipeptide moiety that resembles asperphenamate, but taxol is synthesized by yew trees in a completely different manner 251
