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Two different strategies are utilized to install the isonitrile group. The first type involves a condensation reaction between l-tryptophan/tyrosine and ribulose-5-phosphate, while the second type undergoes a four-electron oxidation process by converting the glycine moiety into the corresponding isonitrile group.
