Biotransformation of lignans: a specific microbial oxidation of (+)-eudesmin and (+)-magnolin by Aspergillus niger
摘要:
Biotransformation of the lignans, (+)-eudesmin, (+)-magnolin and (+)-yangabin, by Aspergillus niger has been investigated. (+)-Eudesmin was metabolized and transformed to (+)-de-4'-0-methyleudesmin and (+)-pinoresinol. Additionally, (+)-pinoresinol was examined and oxidized to (+)-5'-hydroxypinoresinol. (+)-Magnolin was transformed to (+)-de-0-methylmagnolin and (+)-de-4'-0-methyl-5'-hydroxymagnolin. In these metabolic processes, other products were not generated, although(+)-yangabin and (+)-de-4'-0-methyl-5'-hydroxymagnolin were hardly metabolized by this fungus. This suggested that the veratryl and guaiacyl groups of these lignans were possibly metabolized preferentially, with oxidation proceeding predominantly through de-0-methylation at the p-position of veratryl groups. By contrast, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl and 4,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl groups of this type of lignan were stable and not attacked by A. niger. The structures of metabolic products were determined by spectroscopic methods as well as by comparison of spectral data with those of known related compounds.
Biotransformation of the lignans, (+)-eudesmin, (+)-magnolin and (+)-yangabin, by Aspergillus niger has been investigated. (+)-Eudesmin was metabolized and transformed to (+)-de-4'-0-methyleudesmin and (+)-pinoresinol. Additionally, (+)-pinoresinol was examined and oxidized to (+)-5'-hydroxypinoresinol. (+)-Magnolin was transformed to (+)-de-0-methylmagnolin and (+)-de-4'-0-methyl-5'-hydroxymagnolin. In these metabolic processes, other products were not generated, although(+)-yangabin and (+)-de-4'-0-methyl-5'-hydroxymagnolin were hardly metabolized by this fungus. This suggested that the veratryl and guaiacyl groups of these lignans were possibly metabolized preferentially, with oxidation proceeding predominantly through de-0-methylation at the p-position of veratryl groups. By contrast, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl and 4,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl groups of this type of lignan were stable and not attacked by A. niger. The structures of metabolic products were determined by spectroscopic methods as well as by comparison of spectral data with those of known related compounds.