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KMID : 0903519930360050358
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Journal of the Korean Society of Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology
1993 Volume.36 No. 5 p.358 ~ p.363
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Menthol biosynthesis pathway in Mentha piperita suspension cells
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Abstract
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The metabolic capability of the cultured cells of peppermint was tested with whole intact cells by feeding appropriate exogenous substrates to the suspension cultures. Conversion of (-)-limonene into any other monoterpenes was not observed with the suspension cultures. (+)-Pulegone was converted into (+)-isomenthone and (-)-menthone, and (-)-menthone into (-)-menthol. The experiments confirmed that the suspension retained most of the menthol biosynthesis pathway in the cell except for a few loci. (-)-Isopiperitenone was transformed into (+)-pulegone, piperitenone, (-)-7-hydroxyisopiperitenone and two unidentified products.
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