Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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70811 | Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic | 2008 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The biotransformation of farnesol (1), 10,11-epoxyfarnesol (2), geranylacetone (3) and 9,10-epoxygeranylacetone (4) was investigated using four strains of microorganisms selected in the screening procedure. The substrates were transformed by Fusarium culmorum, Botrytis cinerea, Rhodotorula rubra, Rhodotorula marina into oxyderivatives of geranylacetone. The biotransformation of farnesol after 2 days incubation with F. culmorum afforded mainly 8-hydroxygeranylacetone (5) and 9,10-epoxygeranylacetone (3) with high optical purities. The strains R. rubra, R. marina gave the 2,6-dimethyl-2,6-nonadien-1,9-diol (6) as the only product. B. cinerea transformed all substrates to 9,10-dihydroxygeranylacetone (7).
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Authors
Anna Gliszczyńska, Czesław Wawrzeńczyk,