FORMATION OF THE LIGNAN, (-)SECOISOLARICIRESINOL, BY CELL-FREE-EXTRACTS OF FORSYTHIA-INTERMEDIA

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作者
UMEZAWA, T [1 ]
DAVIN, LB [1 ]
LEWIS, NG [1 ]
机构
[1] VIRGINIA POLYTECH INST & STATE UNIV,DEPT BIOCHEM,COMMONWEALTH CTR WOOD & SCI TECHNOL,BLACKSBURG,VA 24061
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10.1016/0006-291X(90)90784-K
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A crude cell-free extract from Forsythia intermedia catalyses the formation of (-)secoisolariciresinol, and not its (+) enantiomer, when incubated with coniferyl alcohol in the presence of NAD(P)H and H2O2. This is the first report of an enzyme reaction specifically involved in the coupling reaction between two phenylpropanoid monomers to afford an optically pure lignan. © 1990.
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