title: Microbial hydroxylation of quadrone to 8a-hydroxyquadrone.
abstract: Microbial transformation of quadrone and its 4-ethylene ketal with Cunninghamella echinulata afforded the 8a-hydroxyquadrone and its 4-ethylene ketal, respectively.
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000378:metabolism*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001578:Benzopyrans; D005285:Fermentation; D006900:Hydroxylation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D001578:Benzopyrans; C016711:quadrone