Biotransformation of thymol, carvacrol, and eugenol by cultured cells of Eucalyptus perriniana

Biotransformation products, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)phenyl 6-O-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside and 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)phenyl 6-O-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside, together with 2-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)phenyl 6-O-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside and the corresponding mono-β-glucosides were isolated from the cultured cells of Eucalyptus perriniana following administration of thymol (1), carvacrol (2), and eugenol (3).