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Table 2 (Bio)processing of vinylphenols into valuable compounds

From: Challenges and advances in biotechnological approaches for the synthesis of canolol and other vinylphenols from biobased p-hydroxycinnamic acids: a review

Substrate 1a

Catalyst

Product 1/Substrate 2

Catalyst

Product 2

References

–

–

4-VG

Engineered E. coli

Vanillin

Saito et al. [115]

–

–

4-VP

Engineered E. coli

(S)-4-(1-hydroxyethyl)phenol

Wuensch et al. [116]

–

–

4-VP

L. plantarum reductase

4-ethylphenol

Santamaria et al. [114]

–

–

4-VG

L. plantarum reductase

4-ethylguaiacol

Santamaria et al. [114]

CafA

L. plantarum PAD

4-VC

L. plantarum reductase

4-ethylcatechol

Santamaria et al. [114]

FA

M. colombiense PAD

4-VG

Pd/C

4-ethylguaiacol

Pesci et al. [117]

SA (canola)

B. pumilus PAD

4-VS (canolol)

AIBN or BF3·(Et2O)2

Poly-vinylsyringol

Morley et al. [86]

pCA + FA (corn bran)

B. pumilus PAD

4-VP

4-VG

BF3·(Et2O)2

Poly-(vinylguaiacol-co-vinylphenol)

Leisch et al. [91]

pCA, FA (plant biomasses)

B. subtilis PAD

4-VP

4-VG

T. versicolor laccase

Homo- and co-polymers

Williamson et al. [99]

  1. a FA: ferulic acid; SA: sinapic acid; CafA: caffeic acid; pCA: p-coumaric acid