Transformation from geraniol, nerol and their glucosides into linalool and α-terpineol during shochu distillation

Autor: Takeo Ohta, Toshiteru Ohba, Yuzo Morimitsu, Takashi Samuta, Yoshihiro Sameshima
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering. 72:347-351
ISSN: 0922-338X
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338x(91)90085-u
Popis: The main product from geraniol during acid-catalyzed transformation was linalool and the main products from nerol were linalool and α-terpineol in shochu (alcoholic drink distilled from various materials) model solutions. These reactions seems to be first-order. Geranyl-β-glucoside was stable in acidic model solutions. Transformation rates from geraniol and nerol to linalool and α-terpineol dependent on pH and the transformation rates were proportional to the hydrogen concentration [H+] in the shochu model solutions. The catalytic rate constant for the transformation from geraniol into linalool was 2.16 times larger than that from nerol to linalool. On the other hand, the catalytic rate constant for the transformation from nerol to α-terpineol was 11.1 times larger than that from geraniol to α-terpineol. Activation energy (Ea) was calculated from the Arrhenius plot. Ea values were from 84.93 to 93.30 kJ · mol−1. It was also observed that the transformation of nerol into linalool and α-terpineol, and the distillation of the 2 compounds occurred at the same time in the model distillation system which contained nerol.
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