The microbial oxidation of (-)-beta-pinene by Botrytis cinerea

Afgan Farooq; M Iqbal Choudhary; Satoshi Tahara; Atta-ur Rahman; K Hüsnü Can Başer; Fatih Demirci

doi:10.1515/znc-2002-7-823

The microbial oxidation of (-)-beta-pinene by Botrytis cinerea

Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2002 Jul-Aug;57(7-8):686-90. doi: 10.1515/znc-2002-7-823.

Authors

Afgan Farooq¹, M Iqbal Choudhary, Satoshi Tahara, Atta-ur Rahman, K Hüsnü Can Başer, Fatih Demirci

Affiliation

¹ International Centre for Chemical Sciences, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan.

PMID: 12240997
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2002-7-823

Abstract

(-)-beta-pinene, a flavor and fragrance monoterpene is an important constituent of essential oils of many aromatic plants. It was oxidized by a plant-pathogenic fungus, Botrytis cinerea to afford four metabolites characterized as (-)-6a-hydroxy-beta-pinene, (-)-4beta,5beta-dihydroxy-beta-pinene, (-)-2beta,3beta-dihydroxypinane, and (-)-4beta-hydroxy-beta-pinene-6-one by detailed spectroscopic studies along with other known metabolites.

MeSH terms

Bicyclic Monoterpenes
Biotransformation
Botrytis / growth & development
Botrytis / metabolism*
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / chemistry
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / metabolism*
Culture Media
Fermentation
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mass Spectrometry
Monoterpenes*
Oxidation-Reduction
Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
Stereoisomerism

Substances

Bicyclic Monoterpenes
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds
Culture Media
Monoterpenes
beta-pinene