title: Biotransformation of 6,7-epoxygeraniol by fungi.
abstract: The biotransformation of 6,7-epoxygeraniol by resting cells of selected fungi was investigated. The main product obtained from the transformation in Rhodotorula glutinis and R. marina cultures was 6,7-epoxynerol (5-48% of chloroform extracts), whereas Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida parapsilosis and C. kefyr reduced this substrate to 6,7-epoxycitronellol (30-33% of chloroform extracts). Cultures of Yarrowia lipolytica, Botrytis cinerea and S. cerevisiae promoted the cyclisation of 6,7-epoxygeraniol to 2-methyl-2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-(2-hydroxyprop-2-yl)tetrahydrofuran (11-99% of chloroform extracts). The biotransformation of 6,7-epoxynerol was also investigated. However, none of the tested micro-organisms converted this compound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Agricultural University, Wrocław, Poland. aniol@ozi.ar.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Mirosław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anioł
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Huszcza
mesh_terms: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D001711:Biotransformation; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D013729:Terpenes; C007836:geraniol