3-, 6- and 7-Hydroxyoctanoic Acids are Metabolites of Medium-Chain Triglycerides and Excreted in Urine as Glucuronides
摘要:
Three new metabolites of medium-chain fatty acid oxidation, 3-, 6- and 7-hydroxyoctanoyl beta-D-glucuronide, were identified in the urine of six infants who were fed a diet enriched in medium-chain triglycerides (MCT), Glucuronides were extracted from the urine by organic solvent extraction with ethyl acetate and by solid-phase extraction on Sep-Pak C-18 cartridges. The compounds of interest were also purified from the organic solvent extract by preparative one-dimensional thin-layer chromatography. Cleavage of the glucuronides was achieved by either alkaline hydrolysis or enzymatic hydrolysis with beta-D-glucuronidase. The analyses of the trimethylsilylated derivatives were performed both by gas chromatography with dame ionization detection (GC/FID) and by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The structure of the hydroxyoctanoic acids was proved by comparison of their mass spectra with those of reference substances. Authentic 6-hydroxyoctanoic acid was synthesized. The presence of 6-hydroxyoctanoyl glucuronide shows that in addition to beta-oxidation, omega-oxidation and (omega - 1)-hydroxylation, medium-chain fatty acids can be oxidized at the omega-2 position, The conjugation of medium-chain hydroxymonocarboxylic acids with glucuronic acid has not been described in humans before.
Lactones from Unspecific Peroxygenase-Catalyzed In-Chain Hydroxylation of Saturated Fatty Acids
作者:Ana C. Ebrecht、Thato M. Mofokeng、Frank Hollmann、Martha S. Smit、Diederik J. Opperman
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01601
日期:2023.7.14
γ- and δ-lactones are valuable flavor and fragrance compounds. Their synthesis depends on the availability of suitable hydroxy fatty acid precursors. Three short unspecific peroxygenases were identified that selectively hydroxylate the C4 and C5 positions of C8–C12 fatty acids to yield after lactonization the corresponding γ- and δ-lactones. A preference for C4 over C5 hydroxylation gave γ-lactones