(1) Wood Research Institute, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan;(2) Present address: National Food Research Institute, Ibaraki, 305-8642, Japan
Abstract:
Secoisolariciresinol dehydrogenase activity was detected for the first time from Daphne odora and Daphne genkwa (Thymelaeaceae), which are known to produce optically pure (+)-matairesinol. In sharp contrast, (–)-matairesinol was formed selectively over the (+)-antipode by the secoisolariciresinol dehydrogenase preparation from both D. odora callus and D. genkwa shoots.