Transformation of Cinchona Alkaloids into 1-N-Oxide Derivatives by Endophytic Xylaria sp. Isolated from Cinchona pubescens.

Accession number;03A0040961
Title;Transformation of Cinchona Alkaloids into 1-N-Oxide Derivatives by Endophytic Xylaria sp. Isolated from Cinchona pubescens.
Author; SHIBUYA H (Fukuyama Univ., Hiroshima, Jpn) KITAMURA C (Fukuyama Univ., Hiroshima, Jpn) MAEHARA S (Fukuyama Univ., Hiroshima, Jpn) NAGAHATA M (Fukuyama Univ., Hiroshima, Jpn) WINARNO H (Fukuyama Univ., Hiroshima, Jpn) SIMANJUNTAK P (Indonesian Inst. Sci, Bogor, Idn) KIM H-S (Okayama Univ., Okayama, Jpn) WATAYA Y (Okayama Univ., Okayama, Jpn) OHASHI K (Fukuyama Univ., Hiroshima, Jpn)
Journal Title;Chem Pharm Bull
Journal Code:G0504A
ISSN:0009-2363
VOL.51;NO.1;PAGE.71-74(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.2, TBL.2, REF.10
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;The microbial transformation of four Cinchona alkaloids (quinine, quinidine, cinchonidine, and cinchonine) by endophytic fungi isolated from Cinchona pubescens was investigated. The endophytic filamentous fungus Xylaria sp. was found to transform the Cinchona alkaloids into their 1-N-oxide derivatives. (author abst.)
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