The biosynthesis of dicoumarol.
Micro-organisms have been isolated that can utilize o-coumaric acid as a sole carbon source with the subsequent production of 4-hydroxycoumarin and dicoumarol. One of these organisms, Penicillium jenseni, has been used to examine the biosynthesis of dicoumarol. Certain thermophilic fungi have also been found that can convert o-coumaric acid into dicoumarol.
D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D003374:Coumarins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D009089:Mucor / Q000378:metabolism*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
D003374:Coumarins