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Published on: February 27, 2021
Glycosylation of fluorophenols by plant cell cultures
Kei Shimoda1, Naoji Kubota1, Yoko Kondo2
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Hasama-machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan.
Abstract:
Fluoroaromatic compounds are used as agrochemicals and released into environment as pollutants. Glycosylation of 2-, 3-, and 4-fluorophenols using plant cell cultures of Nicotiana tabacum was investigated to elucidate their potential to metabolize these compounds. Cultured N. tabacum cells converted 2-fluorophenol into its beta-glucoside (60%) and beta-gentiobioside (10%). 4-Fluorophenol was also glycosylated to its beta-glucoside (32%) and beta-gentiobioside (6%) by N. tabacum cells. On the other hand, N. tabacum glycosylated 3-fluorophenol to beta-glucoside (17%).
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