Isolation of coniferyl esters from Capsicum baccatum L., and their enzymatic preparation and agonist activity for TRPV1

Kenji Kobata, Hitomi Tate, Yusaku Iwasaki, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Keigo Ohtsu, Susumu Yazawa, Tatsuo Watanabe

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    Abstract

    Coniferyl esters-capsiconiate and dihydrocapsiconiate-were isolated from the fruits of the pepper, Capsicum baccatum L. var. praetermissum. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods to be coniferyl (E)-8-methyl-6-nonenoate (capsiconiate) and coniferyl 8-methylnonanoate (dihydrocapsiconiate). This finding was further confirmed by the lipase-catalyzed condensation of coniferyl alcohol with its corresponding fatty acid derivative. The agonist activity of the esters for transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) was evaluated by conducting an analysis of the intracellular calcium concentrations in TRPV1-expressing HEK293 cells. The EC50 values of capsiconiate and dihydrocapsiconiate were 3.2 and 4.2 μM, respectively.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1179-1184
    Number of pages6
    JournalPhytochemistry
    Volume69
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2008

    Keywords

    • Calcium influx
    • Capsiconiate
    • Capsicum baccatum L. var. praetermissum
    • Coniferyl ester
    • Dihydrocapsiconiate
    • Lipase-catalyzed preparation
    • Solanaceae
    • Spectroscopic analysis
    • Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1)

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology
    • Plant Science
    • Horticulture

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