A heartwood norlignan, (E)-hinokiresinol, is formed from 4-coumaryl 4-coumarate by a Cryptomeria japonica enzyme preparation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2004 Dec 21:(24):2838-9. doi: 10.1039/b409686j. Epub 2004 Oct 28.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Cells, Cultured
  • Coumaric Acids / chemistry
  • Coumaric Acids / metabolism*
  • Cryptomeria / cytology
  • Cryptomeria / enzymology*
  • Lignans / biosynthesis*
  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phenols / chemistry

Substances

  • 4-coumaryl 4-coumarate
  • Coumaric Acids
  • Lignans
  • Phenols
  • hinokiresinol