title: A heartwood norlignan, (E)-hinokiresinol, is formed from 4-coumaryl 4-coumarate by a Cryptomeria japonica enzyme preparation.
abstract: An enzyme preparation from the cultured cells of Cryptomeria japonica catalyses the formation of a heartwood norlignan, (E)-hinokiresinol, from two distinct phenylpropanoid monomers: 4-coumaroyl CoA and 4-coumaryl alcohol, and from a dimer: 4-coumaryl 4-coumarate.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (formerly, Wood Research Institute), Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Masaomi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umezawa
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D032485:Cryptomeria / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D017705:Lignans / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C507369:4-coumaryl 4-coumarate; D003373:Coumaric Acids; D017705:Lignans; D010636:Phenols; C119821:hinokiresinol