| Literature DB >> 16348930 |
H Takigawa1, H Kubota, H Sonohara, M Okuda, S Tanaka, Y Fujikura, S Ito.
Abstract
A bacterial strain, designated KSM-7358, that can use alpha-cedrene for growth was isolated. The strain was identified as a member of the genus Rhodococcus and catalyzed the novel allylic oxidation of alpha-cedrene regiospecifically to produce (R)-10-hydroxycedrene (sec-cedrenol) with a very high yield. alpha-Curcumene was also produced as a possible metabolite of sec-cedrenol. A possible pathway for the microbial conversion of alpha-cedrene to sec-cedrenol and alpha-curcumene is proposed.Entities:
Year: 1993 PMID: 16348930 PMCID: PMC182086 DOI: 10.1128/aem.59.5.1336-1341.1993
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792