Formation of farnesal and 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrofarnesal from farnesol by protoplasts of Botryococcus braunii.
Farnesal and 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrofarnesal (3-hydroxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-6,10-dodecadiene-1-al) were formed from farnesol when the alcohol was incubated with the protoplast of Botryococcus braunii B race strain. This fact suggests the existence of farnesal hydratase in the alga. Feeding experiments showed that both farnesal and 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrofarnesal were efficiently incorporated into botryococcenes, triterpenoid hydrocarbons of the alga.
Inoue
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Institute for Chemical Reaction Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Korenaga
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Sagami
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Koyama
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Sugiyama
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Ogura
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D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000378:metabolism*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005204:Farnesol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006836:Hydro-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011523:Protoplasts / Q000378:metabolism
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; C084520:3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrofarnesal; D005204:Farnesol; D006836:Hydro-Lyases; C084518:farnesal hydratase; C084519:farnesal