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Biotransformation of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes by cell suspension cultures of Achillea millefolium L. ssp. millefolium

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The transformation capacity of Achillea millefolium L. ssp. millefolium (yarrow) cell suspension cultures was investigated using geraniol (50mg/l) and borneol, menthol, thymol and farnesols (25mg/l) as substrates. Apart from converting these substrates into several biotransformation products, the cell suspension cultures were also able to glycosylate both the substrates and the biotransformation products. aa]Key Words bb]Achillea millefolium L. ssp. millefolium bb]Yarrow bb]Compositae bb]Biotransformation bb]Glycosylation bb]Geraniol bb]Borneol bb]Menthol bb]Thymol bb]Farnesols

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  1. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, Bloco C2, 1780, Campo Grande, Lisbon, Portugal

    A. Cristina Figueiredo, M. João Almendra & José G. Barroso

  2. Division of Pharmacognosy, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, Gorlaeus Laboratories, PO Box 9502, 2300, Leiden, RA, The Netherlands

    Johannes J. C. Scheffer

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Figueiredo, A.C., Almendra, M.J., Barroso, J.G. et al. Biotransformation of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes by cell suspension cultures of Achillea millefolium L. ssp. millefolium . Biotechnol Lett 18, 863–868 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00154611

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