title: Biotransformation of alpha-terpineol by the larvae of common cutworm (Spodoptera litura).
abstract: Biotransformation of alpha-terpineol by the common cutworm (Spodoptera litura) larvae was investigated. alpha-Terpineol was mixed in an artificial diet, and the diet was fed to the larvae (fourth-fifth instar) of S. litura. Metabolites were isolated from the frass and analyzed spectroscopically. Main metabolites were 7-hydroxy-alpha-terpineol (p-menth-1-ene-7,8-diol) and oleuropeic acid (8-hydroxy-p-menth-1-en-7-oic acid). Intestinal bacteria from the frass of larvae did not participate in the metabolism of alpha-terpineol. alpha-Terpineol was preferentially oxidized at the C-7 position (allylic methyl group) by S. litura larvae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka 577-8502, Japan. miyazawa@apch.kindai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohsawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001711:Biotransformation; D000081005:Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D007814:Larva / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018411:Spodoptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000081005:Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; C016775:alpha-terpineol