Penicillin is the metabolic product of ?: (A) Aminoadipic acid, (B) Aminocaproic acid, (C) Levulinic acid, (D) Arachidonic acid
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., Aminoadipic acid Penicillin is a product of secondary metabolic pathway of Penicillium chrysogenum. a-aminoadipic acid is the precursor of penicillin. This compound is normally conveed to lysine primary metabolic pathway. However, when the growth of fungus is inhibited, a-aminoadipic acid is conveed to penicillin secondary metabolic pathway.