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Flavan-3-ol Biosynthesis ¹

The Conversion of (+)-Dihydroquercetin and Flavan-3,4-cis-Diol (Leucocyanidin) to (+)-Catechin by Reductases Extracted from Cell Suspension Cultures of Douglas Fir

Biology Department, Reed College, Portland, Oregon 97202

Extracts of cell suspension cultures from Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) needles catalyzed the production of (+)-catechin (2,3-trans flavan-3-o1) from the 2,3-trans-flavan,3,4-cis-diol (leucocyanidin) in a NADPH-dependent reductase reaction at pH 7.4. Catechin was also produced, along with the 3,4-cis-diol, in a double step reduction from (+)-dihydroquercetin. It was necessary to eliminate any thiol such as 2-mercaptoethanol or dithiothreitol from the extract or assay mixture because these thiols apparently formed thioethers with the 3,4-diols.

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