Biotransformation of terpenoids in mammal. I. Biotransformation of 3-carene and related compounds in rabbits.

✍ Scribed by Takashi Ishida; Yoshinori Asakawa; Masayoshi Okano; Takaaki Aratani

• Book ID: 104236047
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 237 KB
• Volume: 18
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)83787-4

✦ Synopsis

During the course of the investigation of the detoxication mechanism of terpenoids in mammals, we have found that some monoterpene hydrocarbons and a related compound to them have been stereoselectively transformed to hydroxylated products in rabbits. We report herein the biotransformation of I-methylcyclohexene, (+)-, (-)-and (?)-2-pinenes, (-)-2(10)-pinene and (+)-3-carene.