The ability of 16 Fusarium species to degrade polyphenols was investigated. Phenols, benzoic acids, cinnamic acids, flavonoids and isoflavones are efficiently catabolized by all strains investigated. o-coumaric acid is transformed into 4-hydroxycoumarin by 7 species. A pronounced capability for methyl ether cleavage is demonstrated by stepwise o-demethylation of veratric acid and 5,7,4′-trimethoxyisoflavone. The latter compound is degraded via the sequence: 5,7,4′-trimethoxyisoflavone → 5,4′-dimethoxy-7-hydroxyisoflavone → biochanin A → genistein → orobol → ring fission products. © 1976.
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Barz, W., Schlepphorst, R., & Laimer, J. (1976). Ueber den abbau von polyphenolen durch pilze der gattung Fusarium. Phytochemistry, 15(1), 87–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89060-3
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