Biotransformation of (-)-alpha-pinene by Botrytis cinerea

Farooq A., Tahara S., Choudhary M., Atta-ur-Rahman A., Ahmed Z., Baser K., ...More

ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES, vol.57, no.3-4, pp.303-306, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 3-4
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/znc-2002-3-418
  • Journal Name: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.303-306
  • Keywords: (-)-alpha-pinene, Botrytis cinerea, microbial transformation, MONOTERPENOIDS, METABOLITES, FUNGUS
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

(-)-alpha-Pinene (1), a major constituent of many aromatic plants was biotransformed by the plant pathogenic fungus, Botrytis cinerea to afford three new metabolites, characterized as 3beta-hydroxy-(-)-beta-pinene (10%) (3), 9-hydroxy-(-)-alpha-pinene (12%) (4), 4beta-hydroxy-(-)-alpha-pinene-6-one (16%) (5) by physical and spectroscopic methods. A known metabolite verbenone (2) was also obtained.