Solid State NMR Analysis of β-13C-Enriched Lignocellulosic Material During Light-Induced Yellowing

Holzforschung ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Parkås ◽  
Magnus Paulsson ◽  
Ulla Westermark ◽  
Noritsugu Terashima

Summary Photoyellowing of lignocellulosic materials has been studied with a new technique based on solid state 13C-NMR analysis of 13C-enriched DHP in cell wall tissue. The selectively 13C-enriched cell wall-dehydrogenation polymer (CW-DHP) was prepared directly on differentiating xylem from spruce (Picea abies) at pH 6.0 by administering β-13C-enriched coniferin in an enzymatic system consisting of glucose oxidase, β-glucosidase, and the naturally occurring water-insoluble enzymes remaining in the cell wall. The bonding pattern of the formed CW-DHP was found to be: 42% β-β, β-5, and β-1 substructures; 36% β-O-4 derived substructures; and 22% coniferyl alcohol and coniferaldehyde end-groups. The 13C-NMR analysis of unirradiated and irradiated tissue revealed a decrease in the relative amount of coniferaldehyde and/or coniferyl alcohol end-groups during irradiation. Prolonged irradiation also introduced new signals centered at 37, 70, and 102 ppm. The results indicate that the present technique, with the formation of DHP in a naturally lignifying carbohydrate environment, has the potential of being a valuable tool for the study of structural changes of lignin during light-induced yellowing.

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (10) ◽  
pp. 1505-1510 ◽  
Author(s):  
G W Buchanan ◽  
M F Rastegar ◽  
G PA Yap ◽  
A Moghimi ◽  
M Ghandi

Treatment of naphtho-9-crown-3 ether with FeCl3 and aqueous H2SO4 generates bis-naphtho-9-crown-3 ether in ca. 30% yield. This compound crystallizes in the monoclinic P21/n space group; a = 9.2004(9), b = 18.0868(17), and c = 13.2078(13) Å, β = 97.799(2)° and Z = 4. 1H and 13C NMR data have been obtained in solution, and the solid-state 13C NMR spectrum is included for comparison. A chemical shift range of ca. 12 ppm has been found for the oxygenated aliphatic carbons in the solid state, in contrast to the 3 ppm range in the solution 13C NMR spectrum. These results are discussed in terms of the torsional environments of the carbon sites in the crystal structure.Key words: crown ether, stereochemistry, oxidative dimerization.


Polymer ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 743-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Martı́nez-Richa ◽  
R Vera-Graziano ◽  
A Rivera ◽  
P Joseph-Nathan
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Holzforschung ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noritsugu Terashima ◽  
Jonas Hafrén ◽  
Ulla Westermark ◽  
D. L. VanderHart

Summary Guaiacyl-type lignin is the major component of ginkgo lignin. Specific 13c-enrichment of α, β and γ-carbons of the guaiacylpropane side chains was achieved by administration of coniferin-[α13C], coniferin-[β-13C] and coniferin-[γ13C], respectively, to growing stems of ginkgo trees. Unenriched coniferin was administered as a control. The xylem tissues containing specifically 13C-enriched lignins or unenriched lignin were subjected to analysis by solid state NMR. Subtraction of the spectrum of tissue containing unenriched lignin from the spectra of tissues containing 13C-enriched lignins gave difference spectra exclusively assigned to the enriched side chain carbons of intact protolignin in the cell walls. From the signal intensities determined under quantitative conditions and an estimate of corresponding standard uncertainties, the percentage ranges of the major inter-unit lignin bonds originating from the β-carbon of the coniferin precursor were estimated to be: β-O-4/α-O-R (R = H, polysaccharides or lignols) including β-OH, 53% to 57%; combined β-5, β-β and β-1, 32% to 36%; coniferaldehyde end groups, 2% to 4%; and coniferyl alcohol end groups, 4% to 6%.


1990 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 2761-2762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamo FUKAMIZO ◽  
Kouji SONODA ◽  
Hideyoshi TOYODA ◽  
Seiji OUCHI ◽  
Sachio GOTO

2006 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
pp. 1470-1483 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Šaman ◽  
Pavel Kratina ◽  
Jitka Moravcová ◽  
Martina Wimmerová ◽  
Zdeněk Wimmer

Glucosylation of the cis- and trans-isomers of 2-(4-methoxybenzyl)cyclohexan-1-ol (1a/1b, 2a/2b, 1a or 2a) was performed to prepare the corresponding alkyl β-D-glucopyranosides, mainly to get analytical data of pure enantiomers of the glucosides (3a-6b), required for subsequent investigations of related compounds with biological activity. One of the employed modifications of the Koenigs-Knorr synthesis resulted in achieving 85-95% yields of pure β-anomers 3a/3b, 4a/4b, 3a or 4a of protected intermediates, with several promoters and toluene as solvent, yielding finally the deprotected products 5a/5b, 6a/6b, 5a or 6a as pure β-anomers. To obtain enantiomerically pure β-anomers of the target structure (3a, 4a, 5a and 6a) for unambiguous structure assignment, an enzymic reduction of 2-(4-methoxybenzyl)cyclohexan-1-one by Saccharomyces cerevisiae whole cells was performed to get (1S,2S)- and (1S,2R)-enantiomers (1a and 2a) of 2-(4-methoxybenzyl)cyclohexan-1-ol. The opposite enantiomers of alkyl β-D-glucopyranosides (5b and 6b) were obtained by separation of the diastereoisomeric mixtures 5a/5b and 6a/6b by chiral HPLC. All stereoisomers of the products (3a-6b) were subjected to a detailed 1H NMR and 13C NMR analysis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vihang S. Thite ◽  
Anuradha S. Nerurkar

Abstract After chemical pretreatment, improved amenability of agrowaste biomass for enzymatic saccharification needs an understanding of the effect exerted by pretreatments on biomass for enzymatic deconstruction. In present studies, NaOH, NH4OH and H2SO4 pretreatments effectively changed visible morphology imparting distinct fibrous appearance to sugarcane bagasse (SCB). Filtrate analysis after NaOH, NH4OH and H2SO4 pretreatments yielded release of soluble reducing sugars (SRS) in range of ~0.17–0.44%, ~0.38–0.75% and ~2.9–8.4% respectively. Gravimetric analysis of pretreated SCB (PSCB) biomass also revealed dry weight loss in range of ~25.8–44.8%, ~11.1–16.0% and ~28.3–38.0% by the three pretreatments in the same order. Release of soluble components other than SRS, majorly reported to be soluble lignins, were observed highest for NaOH followed by H2SO4 and NH4OH pretreatments. Decrease or absence of peaks attributed to lignin and loosened fibrous appearance of biomass during FTIR and SEM studies respectively further corroborated with our observations of lignin removal. Application of commercial cellulase increased raw SCB saccharification from 1.93% to 38.84%, 25.56% and 9.61% after NaOH, H2SO4 and NH4OH pretreatments. Structural changes brought by cell wall degrading enzymes were first time shown visually confirming the cell wall disintegration under brightfield, darkfield and fluorescence microscopy. The microscopic evidence and saccharification results proved that the chemical treatment valorized the SCB by making it amenable for enzymatic saccharification.


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Vol 23 (3) ◽  
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Author(s):  
Daniel A. Fletcher ◽  
Brian G. Gowenlock ◽  
Keith G. Orrell ◽  
David C. Apperley ◽  
Michael B. Hursthouse ◽  
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