title: Biotransformation of one monoterpene by sporulated surface cultures of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium sp.
abstract: In this study, biotransformation of menthol by sporulated surface culture of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium sp. was studied. The main bioconversion product obtained from menthol of A. niger was cis-p-menthan-7-ol and the main products obtained by surface Penicillium sp. were limonene, p-cymene and gamma-terpinene using sporulated surface culture. The pathways involved in the biotransformation of menthol by A. niger and Penicillium sp. to main products are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. akbaresmaeili@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Akbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esmaeili
authors.forename: Shirin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharafian
authors.forename: Shila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Safaiyan
authors.forename: Shamsali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rezazadeh
authors.forename: Abdolhossein
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rustaivan
mesh_terms: D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000378:metabolism*; D001711:Biotransformation; D008610:Menthol / Q000378:metabolism*; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000378:metabolism*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D039821:Monoterpenes; D008610:Menthol; C534314:4-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanemethanol