A modern purification method for volatile sesquiterpenes produced by recombinant Escherichia coli carrying terpene synthase genes

Figures & data

Figure 1. Purification method for volatile sesquiterpenes.

Figure 2. The structures of volatile sesquiterpenes produced by Tps genes belonging to the families Humulus (A), Camellia (B), Zingiber (C), and Araliaceae (D). The yield (mg) of purified volatile sesquiterpene from 1 L culture was shown in parenthesis.

Table 1. Antioxidant activities of volatile sesquiterpenes.

Compound	IC50 (μM)
(3R)-nerolidol	>200
Valerianol	180
β-bisabolene	>200
Germacrene A	50
β-caryophyllene	24
α-copaene	36
δ-cadinene	3.2
β-cubebene	32
Germacrene D	34
Catechin (positive control)	4.0