Synthesis of 3,4-cis-[3H]leucocyanidin and enzymatic reduction to catechin.

Autor: Tanner GJ; CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT, Australia., Kristiansen KN
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Analytical biochemistry [Anal Biochem] 1993 Mar; Vol. 209 (2), pp. 274-7.
DOI: 10.1006/abio.1993.1119
Abstrakt: A novel method is presented for the synthesis and purification of (+)-2,3-trans-3,4-cis-[4-3H]leucocyanidin. Soluble enzyme extracts from developing barley grains and leaves of the forage legume Onobrychis viciifolia (sainfoin) catalyzed the NAD(P)H-dependent reduction of (+)-2,3-trans-3,4-cis-[4-3H]leucocyanidin to (+)-[4-3H]catechin. NADPH was the preferred substrate. With extracts of barley the rate of reaction with 1 mM NADH was 20% of the rate found with NADPH. With extracts from both tissues there was a broad pH optimum around pH 6.6.
Databáze: MEDLINE