Possible Involvement of 3-Dehydroteasterone in the Conversion of Teasterone to Typhasterol in Cultured Cells of Catharanthus roseus

Hiroyuki Suzuki; Tomo Inoue; Shozo Fujioka; Suguru Takatsuto; Tadashi Yanagisawa; Takao Yokota; Noboru Murofushi; Akira Sakurai

doi:10.1271/bbb.58.1186

Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tomo Inoue, Shozo Fujioka, Suguru Takatsuto, Tadashi Yanagisawa, Takao Yokota, Noboru Murofushi, Akira Sakurai

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1994 Volume 58 Issue 6 Pages 1186-1188

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.58.1186

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Abstract

[²H₆]3-Dehydroteasterone, [²H₆]teasterone and [²H₆]typhasterol were fed to cultured cells of Catharanthus roseus. As metabolites of [²H₆]3-dehydroteasterone, [²H₆]typhasterol (major) and [²H₆]teasterone (minor) were identified by full-scan GC-MS. This result, together with the result of feeding teasterone and typhasterol, provides evidence for the possible involvement of 3-dehydroteasterone in the conversion of teasterone to typhasterol.

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