In Vitro Biotransformations of Isocupressic Acid by Cow Rumen Preparations: Formation of Agathic and Dihydroagathic Acids
作者:Shwu-Jiuan Lin、Robert E. Short、Stephen P. Ford、Elaine E. Grings、John P. N. Rosazza
DOI:10.1021/np970372u
日期:1998.1.1
Isocupressic acid [15-hydroxylabda-8(17),13E-dien-19-oic acid] (I) was incubated under anaerobic conditions for 48 h in an in vitro luminal fluid mixture and was transformed into two metabolites. The two metabolites were identified by GC/MS as agathic acid [labda-8(17),13(E)-diene-15,19-dioic acid] (4E) and dihydroagathic acid [labda-8(17)-ene-15,19-dioic acid] (6). Metabolite identities were confirmed by chemical conversions of isocupressic acid (1) and imbricataloic acid (5) into 4E and 6, respectively. Structures of synthetic metabolites were confirmed by H-1 and C-13 NMR, specific rotation, GC/MS, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Plasma obtained from cows that were fed Ponderosa pine needles contained (13R,S)-dihydroagathic acid (6) but not isocupressic acid (1) or 4E. The results suggest that isocupressic acid (1) is metabolically oxidized to agathic acid (4E), subsequently reduced to (13R,S)-dihydroagathic acid (6) in the rumen, and then absorbed into the bloodstream of cattle.