Pfizer Handbook of Microbial Metabolites 286 



Travietes suavolens (Linn.) Fr., Lentinus lepideus 

 J. H. Birkinshaw, A. Bracken and W. P. K. Findlay, Biochem. 

 J. 38 131 (1944). 



623 Methyl trans-Cinnamate, CioHk.Oo, clear, pale yellow oil, b.p. 

 94-110° (2-3 mm.) or white crystals, m.p. 35-37°, nn'^ 

 1.5766 



rv< 



CH=CH— COOCH3 



Lentinus lepideus Fr. (artificial medium) 

 John Howard Birkinshaw and Waher Phihp Kennedy Find- 

 lay, Biochem. J. 34 82 (1940). 



624 Methyl p-Coumarate, CioHjoOg, colorless crystals, m.p. 137- 



139°. 



HO—/ \— CH=CH— COOCH3 



Lentinus lepideus 



H. Shimazono and F. F. Nord, Arch. Biochem. and Biophys. 

 78 263 (1958). 



625 Methyl p-Methoxycinnamate, CnHioOy, colorless crystals, m.p. 



88°. 



CH3O— / y-CH=CH— COOCH3 



Lentinus lepideus Fr. (artificial medium) 

 John Howard Birkinshaw and Waker PhiHp Kennedy Find- 

 lay, Biochem. J. 34 82 (1940). 



626 Chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin, Levomycetin),CiiHi20.-,NoCl2, 



colorless crystals, m.p. 149.7°, [oc]d-'' —25.5° (in ethyl ace- 

 tate). 



OH 



O2N— <^^>— CH— CH— CHoOH 



NHCOCHCI. 



Streptomyces venezuelae 



John Ehrlich, Quentin R. Bartz, Robert M. Smith, Dwight A. 

 Joslyn and Paul R. Burkholder, Science 106 417 (1947). (Iso- 

 lation) 



John Controulis, Mildred C. Rebstock and Harry M. Crooks, 

 Jr., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 71 2463 (1949). (Synthesis) 



