Glycosylation of vanillin and 8-nordihydrocapsaicin by cultured Eucalyptus perriniana cells

Molecules. 2012 May 2;17(5):5013-20. doi: 10.3390/molecules17055013.

Abstract

Glycosylation of vanilloids such as vanillin and 8-nordihydrocapsaicin by cultured plant cells of Eucalyptus perriniana was studied. Vanillin was converted into vanillin 4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, vanillyl alcohol, and 4-O-β-D-glucopyranosylvanillyl alcohol by E. perriniana cells. Incubation of cultured E. perriniana cells with 8-nordihydrocapsaicin gave 8-nordihydrocapsaicin 4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside and 8-nordihydrocapsaicin 4-O-β-D-gentiobioside.

MeSH terms

  • Benzaldehydes / metabolism*
  • Benzyl Alcohols / metabolism
  • Biotransformation
  • Capsaicin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Capsaicin / metabolism
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Eucalyptus / cytology
  • Eucalyptus / metabolism*
  • Glucosides / biosynthesis
  • Glycosylation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Cells / enzymology*

Substances

  • Benzaldehydes
  • Benzyl Alcohols
  • Glucosides
  • vanillin
  • nordihydrocapsaicin
  • Capsaicin
  • vanillyl alcohol