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Metabolism of a Non-phenolic β-O-4 Lignin Substructure Model Compound by Coriolus versicolor
Kawai, Shingo,Umezawa, Toshiaki,Higuchi, Takayoshi
, p. 2325 - 2330 (2007/10/02)
A non-phenolic β-O-4 lignin substructure model, 4-ethoxy-3-methoxyphenylglycerol-β-syringaldehyde ether (I), was metabolized by a ligninolytic culture of Coriolus versicolor.Based on the identification of the metbaolic products (II-X1), the following reactions were found to occur in the culture; a) oxidation (III) and reduction (II) at the benzyl (Cα') position of the substrate (I), b) β-ether cleavage to give arylglycerols (IV, V), and c) Cα-Cβ cleavage of the arylglycerols and/or arylglycerol moiety of the substrate (I).In addition, β-deoxy diol (VI) and γ-formylglycerol (VII) were obtained as degradation products from substrate (I).
