γ-Glutamyl derivatives of S-substituted cysteines are naturally occurring flavor enhancers found in garlic and in other plants of the genus Allium. In this paper we describe a straightforward enzymatic synthesis of γ-glutamyl-S-allylcysteine, γ-glutamyl-S-methylcysteine and γ-glutamylmethionine based on a transpeptidation reaction involving glutathione as the γ-glutamyl donor and catalyzed by a commercially available γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (EC 2.3.2.2). Reaction conditions have been optimized with respect to pH, temperature, reactants molar ratio and enzyme concentration using a method based on TLC technique and computer-assisted image analysis for the quantitative evaluation of the reaction mixtures composition. Preparative enzymatic syntheses of γ-glutamyl-S- allylcysteine, γ-glutamyl-S-methylcysteine and γ-glutamylmethionine were carried out at 1 mmol scale. The method is suited for the laboratory scale synthesis of reference compounds for quality control assay, in that it avoids laborious and low-yielding isolation procedures from natural sources or complicated protection and deprotection steps required for chemical synthesis.
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase-catalyzed synthesis of naturally occurring flavor enhancers / G. Speranza, C.F. Morelli. - In: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC. - ISSN 1381-1177. - 84(2012), pp. 65-71.
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase-catalyzed synthesis of naturally occurring flavor enhancers
G. SperanzaPrimo
;C.F. MorelliUltimo
2012
Abstract
γ-Glutamyl derivatives of S-substituted cysteines are naturally occurring flavor enhancers found in garlic and in other plants of the genus Allium. In this paper we describe a straightforward enzymatic synthesis of γ-glutamyl-S-allylcysteine, γ-glutamyl-S-methylcysteine and γ-glutamylmethionine based on a transpeptidation reaction involving glutathione as the γ-glutamyl donor and catalyzed by a commercially available γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (EC 2.3.2.2). Reaction conditions have been optimized with respect to pH, temperature, reactants molar ratio and enzyme concentration using a method based on TLC technique and computer-assisted image analysis for the quantitative evaluation of the reaction mixtures composition. Preparative enzymatic syntheses of γ-glutamyl-S- allylcysteine, γ-glutamyl-S-methylcysteine and γ-glutamylmethionine were carried out at 1 mmol scale. The method is suited for the laboratory scale synthesis of reference compounds for quality control assay, in that it avoids laborious and low-yielding isolation procedures from natural sources or complicated protection and deprotection steps required for chemical synthesis.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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