Microbiological transformations of terpenes. III. Transformations of some mono- and sesqui-terpenes.
The action of Aspergillus niger on mono- and sesqui-terpenic hydrocarbons, such as carane, 3-carene, alpha-santalene, and humulene was studied in shake cultures. Carane, Delta3-carene, and humulene proved to be rather resistant to oxygenation by the experimental strain of A. niger. Carene yielded a hydroxyketone, C(10)H(14)O(2), in poor yields after prolonged fermentation. The sesqui-terpene hydrocarbon, alpha-santalene, was degraded mainly to an acid, tere-santalic acid. Two hydroxylated products were also obtained from alpha-santalene, viz., tere-santalol and an alcohol, C(15)H(24)O.
D000438:Alcohols; D001230:Aspergillus; D001234:Aspergillus niger; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D005285:Fermentation; D000081222:Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013729:Terpenes
D000438:Alcohols; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D000081222:Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; C577370:alpha-santalene; C043206:santalol; C042686:humulene; C030217:carane; C030218:3-carene
ASPERGILLUS; TERPENES