Stereospecificity in enzymic and non-enzymic oxidation of beta-O-4 lignin model compounds. 1990

L Jönsson, and O Karlsson, and K Lundquist, and P O Nyman
Division of Biochemistry, University of Lund, Sweden.

The degradation of the erythro and threo isomers of the non-phenolic lignin model compound 2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1,3-propanediol was examined. Enzymic and non-enzymic oxidation of the diastereomers was performed with Trametes versicolor lignin peroxidase and cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate, respectively. Mixtures of approximately equal amounts of the diastereomers were partially degraded and subsequently analyzed with TLC and 1H-NMR. Analysis of reaction mixtures from enzymic as well as non-enzymic oxidation, revealed a preferential degradation of the threo form. Preliminary analyses of enzymic reaction mixtures of either the erythro or threo isomer suggest they yield in part different products. The observations made would have implications for the understanding of how enzymes attack lignins. They should also be taken into consideration in experiments where model compounds are being used to mimic native lignin.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007527 Isoenzymes Structurally related forms of an enzyme. Each isoenzyme has the same mechanism and classification, but differs in its chemical, physical, or immunological characteristics. Alloenzyme,Allozyme,Isoenzyme,Isozyme,Isozymes,Alloenzymes,Allozymes
D008031 Lignin The most abundant natural aromatic organic polymer found in all vascular plants. Lignin together with cellulose and hemicellulose are the major cell wall components of the fibers of all wood and grass species. Lignin is composed of coniferyl, p-coumaryl, and sinapyl alcohols in varying ratios in different plant species. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) Lignins
D010084 Oxidation-Reduction A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471). Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D010544 Peroxidases Ovoperoxidase
D013053 Spectrophotometry The art or process of comparing photometrically the relative intensities of the light in different parts of the spectrum.
D013237 Stereoisomerism The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Molecular Stereochemistry,Stereoisomers,Stereochemistry, Molecular,Stereoisomer

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