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Biosynthesis of the dimeric ellagitannin, cornusiin E, in Tellima grandiflora
Niemetz, Ruth,Schilling, Gerhard,Gross, Georg G.
, p. 109 - 114 (2003)
First evidence for the in vitro synthesis of a dimeric ellagitannin has been obtained with cell-free extracts from the weed Tellima gratidiflora (fringe cups, Saxifragaceae). Partially purified enzyme preparations from leaves of this plant catalyzed the oxidation of 1,2,3,4,6-pentagalloyl-β -D-glucose to the monomeric ellagitannin, tellimagrandin II, followed by oxidative coupling of two units of this intermediate to yield a dimeric derivative. Chemical degradation, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance, and CD spectroscopy were employed to identify this enzyme reaction product as cornusiin E which is characterized by a (S)-valoneoyl bridge between glucose-positions 2, 4′ and 6′. This result was supported by comparison with data obtained for cornusiin E that had been isolated from leaves of intact T. grandiflora plants. No indication for the earlier proposed existence of rugosin D (an isomer with a 1,4′6′-bound valoneoyl unit) in T. grandiflora has been obtained in this investigation.
