title: The microbial oxidation of (-)-beta-pinene by Botrytis cinerea.
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.
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Chemical Sciences, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Afgan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farooq
authors.forename: M Iqbal
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tahara
authors.forename: Atta-ur
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: K Hüsnü Can
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Başer
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demirci
mesh_terms: D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001711:Biotransformation; D020171:Botrytis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D005285:Fermentation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D039821:Monoterpenes; C010789:beta-pinene