title: Regioselective hydrolysis of pentaacetyl catechin and epicatechin by porcine liver esterase.
abstract: 3,5,7,3',4'-Pentaacetyl catechin was selectively hydrolyzed to either 3,7,3',4'-tetraacetyl catechin or 3-acetyl catechin depending upon the duration of hydrolysis. A similar result was also obtained in the epicatechin series.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India. absk@chem.iitkgp.ernet.in
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basak
authors.forename: Subrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Saibal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002392:Catechin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004950:Esterases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: C478044:3,5,7,3',4'-Pentaacetyl catechin; D002392:Catechin; D004950:Esterases