title: Synthesis of Functionalized Cyclohexadiene-trans-Diols with Recombinant Cells of Escherichia coli D.F. was financially supported by the Graduiertenförderung des Landes NRW and the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes. We thank Professor Dr. Klaus Hantke, Universität Tübingen, for kindly providing the E. coli mutants H1882 and AN193. We thank Professor Dr. Eckhard Leistner, Universität Bonn, and Dr. Rolf Müller, GBF Braunschweig, for helpful discussions. Skillful technical assistance of Mrs. Ursula Degner and Ms. Regine Halbach is gratefully acknowledged. We thank Professor Dr. Christian Wandrey for his continuous and generous support.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biotechnologie 2 (IBT-2) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich (Germany).
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Franke
authors.forename: Georg A.
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sprenger
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller