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BIOTRANSFORMATION OF 6-GINGEROL AND 6-SHOGAOL BY ASPERGILLUS NIGER
Takahashi, Hironobu,Hashimoto, Toshihiro,Noma, Yoshiaki,Asakawa, Yoshinori
, p. 1497 - 1500 (1993)
6-Gingerol and 6-shogaol, the pungent constituents of Zingiber officinalis were biotransformed by Aspergillus niger. 6-Gingerol was converted to the corresponding primary alcohol as major product although a keto group is present in the molecule whereas the double bond and keto group of 6-shogaol were reduced and the terminal methyl group was further oxidized to afford a ketoalcohol and a diol.All metabolites obtained from both substrates are tasteless.The structures of the metabolites have been established by spectral evidence.The metabolic pathways of both substrates will be discussed.