Demonstration of a cyclic pyrophosphate intermediate in the enzymatic conversion of neryl pyrophosphate to borneol

Add time:07/19/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

A soluble enzyme preparation obtained from young sage (Salvia officinalis) leaves catalyzes the conversion of neryl pyrophosphate to (+)-borneol and the oxidation of (+)-borneol to (+)-camphor. Attempts to purify the borneol synthetase activity by gel permeation column chromatography resulted in the apparent loss of catalytic capability; however, subsequent recombination of column fractions demonstrated that two separable enzymatic activities were required for the conversion of neryl pyrophosphate to borneol. Several lines of evidence indicated that a water-soluble, dialyzable intermediate was involved in this transformation. The intermediate was isolated and subsequently identified as bornyl pyrophosphate by direct chromatographic analysis and by the preparation of derivatives and chromatographic analysis of both the hydrogenolysis (LiAlH4) and enzymatic hydrolysis products of bornyl pyrophosphate. The results presented indicate that borneol is derived by cyclization of neryl pyrophosphate to bornyl pyrophosphate, followed by hydrolysis. This is the first demonstration of a cyclic pyrophosphorylated intermediate in the biosynthesis of bicyclic monoterpenes.

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