Glucosylation of phenols and phenylalkyl alcohols using cultured plant cells.
Cultured plant cells of Eucalyptus perriniana can convert phenol and phenylalkyl alcohols [C(6)H(5)(CH(2))(n)OH, n=0-3] into the corresponding beta-D-glucopyranosides in a good yield. The cells preferentially glucosylated phenylmethanol (n=1, 59% yield) rather than phenol (n=0, 49%), 2-phenylethanol (n=2, 38%), and 3-phenylpropan-1-ol (n=3, 20%). On the other hand, 2-, 3-, and 4-hydroxyphenylmethanols were also glucosylated to (hydroxymethyl)phenyl beta-D-glucopyranosides and (hydroxyphenyl)methyl beta-D-glucopyranosides by cultured E. perriniana cells.
Shimoda
Kei
K
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
Sato
Noriaki
N
Nakajima
Nobuyoshi
N
Hamada
Hatsuyuki
H
Ishihara
Kohji
K
Hamada
Hiroki
H
D002217:Carbachol; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005052:Eucalyptus / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D010636:Phenols / Q000378:metabolism*
D010636:Phenols; D002217:Carbachol; D005947:Glucose