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Alginate-entrapped cells ofM. pruriens were able to convert a number of parasubstituted monophenolic compounds into the corresponding catechols. All catechols produced were released into the medium, which offered the opportunity to isolate these products via a relatively simple procedure. Prepurification was performed on a Sephadex G10 gel and catechols were concentrated on Affigel 601. The identity of all products was confirmed with combined liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) or MS using the desorption chemical ionization technique, depending on the catechol. For the entrapped cells and for a cell homogenate prepared of the same cell line ofM. pruriens the substrate specificities were qualitatively identical when judged on initial rates of synthesis calculated on protein basis.
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Pras, N., Wichers, H.J., Bruins, A.P. et al. Bioconversion of para-substituted monophenolic compounds into corresponding catechols by alginate entrapped cells ofMucuna pruriens . Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 13, 15–26 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00043043
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