Production of hydroxy unsaturated fatty acids using crude lipoxygenase obtained from infected rice plants

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.69.1663

In order to explore the oxidation mode of lipoxygenase (LOX) obtained from infected rice plants, typical unsaturated fatty acids (3-8) were treated with LOX and oxygen. It was observed that ω-10 and ω-6 positions of unsaturated fatty acids were oxidized predominantly in the cases of exotic ω-6 (4 and 5) and ω-3 (7 and 8) series, respectively. In the case of endogenous fatty acids (3 and 6), oxidation at ω-6 position predominated. All the allylic alcohols obtained by reduction of the oxidation products with NaBH₄ possess S-configuration.