Capsaicin is the major pungent component of hot peppers, which belong to the plant genus Capsicum. Although the biosynthesis of capsaicin is known to involve the condensation of vanillylamine and 8-methylnonenoic acid by capsaicin synthase, the mechanism of biosynthesis is still not fully understood. In this study, deuterium labelled versions of capsaicin and the precursor vanillylamine were synthesized in order to investigate the biosynthesis of capsaicin in hot peppers. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
辣椒素是辣椒的主要辛辣成分,属于辣椒属植物。虽然已知
辣椒素的
生物合成涉及香草胺和8-甲基
壬烯酸在
辣椒素合成酶的作用下发生缩合,但
生物合成的机制仍不完全清楚。在这项研究中,我们合成了
氘标记的
辣椒素和前体香草胺,以研究辣椒中
辣椒素的
生物合成。版权 © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.