Rainer Martin, J. Reichling
Feb 1, 1992
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Phytochemistry
Abstract
Abstract Pseudoisoeugenols are phenylpropanoids with a rare 2,5-dioxy-substitution pattern at the phenyl ring. Their biosynthetic pathway up to anethole appears to be identical to that of ordinary phenylpropanoids. The biosynthetic step leading from anethole (1-propenyl-4-methoxy benzene) to pseudoisoeugenol (1-propenyl-2-hydroxy5-methoxy benzene) was examined using a tissue culture of Pimpinella anisum and presentation of 13C labelled precursors. It involves migration of the side chain during the introduction of the OH-2-group.