O-DEMETHYLATION OF MESO-DIMETHYL DIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID IN SPODOPTERA-LITURA

Authors
MIYAZAWA M KASAHARA H KAMEOKA H
Citation
M. Miyazawa et al., O-DEMETHYLATION OF MESO-DIMETHYL DIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID IN SPODOPTERA-LITURA, Phytochemistry, 46(7), 1997, pp. 1173-1175
Citations number
8
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
46
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1173 - 1175
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1997)46:7<1173:OOMDAI>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Biotransformation of meso-dimethyl dihydroguaiaretic acid and diarylbu tadiene in Spodoptera litura larvae has been investigated. These acycl ic lignans were demethylated at the para-position of the veratryl grou p and transformed to meso-monomethyl dihydroguaiaretic acid and O-deme thyldiarylbutadiene by larvae, respectively. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.