Glycosylation of Vanillin and 8-Nordihydrocapsaicin by Cultured <em>Eucalyptus perriniana</em> Cells

Abstract

Glycosylation of vanilloids such as vanillin and 8-nordihydrocapsaicin by cultured plant cells of <em>Eucalyptus perriniana</em> was studied. Vanillin was converted into vanillin 4-<em>O</em>-b-D-glucopyranoside, vanillyl alcohol, and 4-<em>O</em>-b-D-glucopyranosylvanillyl alcohol by <em>E. perriniana </em>cells. Incubation of cultured <em>E. perriniana</em> cells with 8-nor- dihydrocapsaicin gave 8-nordihydrocapsaicin 4-<em>O</em>-b-D-glucopyranoside and 8-nordihydro- capsaicin 4-<em>O</em>-b-D-gentiobioside.

Keywords

• biotransformation
• glycosylation
• vanilloid
• plant cultured cells
• &lt;em&gt; Eucalyptus perriniana&lt;/em&gt;