Catabolism of coniferyl aldehyde, ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid by Saccharomyces cerevisiae yields less toxic products

Table 2 The conversion products profile of 1.1 mM coniferyl aldehyde, 1.8 mM ferulic acid and 9.7 mM p-coumaric acid with time

	0 h	2 h	24 h	48 h	72 h
Coniferyl aldehyde
Coniferyl aldehyde	+	+	+
Ferulic acid		+	+	+
Ferulic acid, isomer		+	+	+	+
Dihydroferulic acid			+	+	+
Homovanillin			+
2′,5′-Dihydroxyacetophenone			+
Coumaran			+	+
3-Vanilpropanol			+	+
4-Hydroxyphenylethylethanol			+	+	+
Phenyl ethyl alcohol			+	+	+
4-Hydroxyphenylethanol			+	+	+
Benzoic acid, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy			+	+	+
p-Coumaric acid			+	+	+
Benzenepropanoic acid			+	+	+
4-Vinylguaiacol			+	+	+
Benzeneacetic acid					+
Ferulic acid
Ferulic acid	+	+	+	+	+
Ferulic acid, isomer		+	+
Dihydroferulic acid		+	+
2′,5′-Dihydroxyacetophenone			+
5-Allyl-1-methoxy-2,3-dihydroxybenzene			+	+
4-Hydroxyphenylethanol			+	+	+
Benzeneacetic acid			+	+	+
4-Vinylguaiacol			+	+	+
Phenylethyl alcohol			+	+	+
p-Coumaric acid
p-Coumaric acid	+	+	+	+	+
Coumaran			+	+	+
4-Hydroxyphenylethylethanol			+	+	+
Phenyl ethyl alcohol			+	+	+
2,6-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)phenol			+	+	+

“+” connotes the presence of a compound while a blank space means the compound was absent

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