Monoterpene biosynthesis in Mentha x piperita L.: bioconversion of piperitone and piperitenone

Authors
Fuchs, S Gross, A Beck, T Mosandl, A
Citation
S. Fuchs et al., Monoterpene biosynthesis in Mentha x piperita L.: bioconversion of piperitone and piperitenone, FLAV FRAG J, 15(2), 2000, pp. 84-90
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
FLAVOUR AND FRAGRANCE JOURNAL
ISSN journal
08825734 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
84 - 90
Database
ISI
SICI code
0882-5734(200003/04)15:2<84:MBIMXP>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Mentha x piperita L. shoot tip and first leaf pair wen fed with aqueous sol utions of deuterium-labelled racemic piperitone and achiral piperitenone. T he essential oil was extracted by solid phase microextraction (SPME) and su bsequently analyzed using enantioselective multidimensional gas chromatogra phy/mass spectrometry (enantio-MDGC-MS). Both labelled precursors led to th e corresponding IR-configured p-menthan-3-ones (-)-menthone and (+)-isoment hone, favouring the labelled (+)-isomenthone. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons. Ltd.