Biotransformation of one monoterpene by sporulated surface cultures of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium sp.
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.
Esmaeili
Akbar
A
Department of Chemistry, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. akbaresmaeili@yahoo.com
Sharafian
Shirin
S
Safaiyan
Shila
S
Rezazadeh
Shamsali
S
Rustaivan
Abdolhossein
A
D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000378:metabolism*; D001711:Biotransformation; D008610:Menthol / Q000378:metabolism*; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000378:metabolism*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000378:metabolism
D039821:Monoterpenes; D008610:Menthol; C534314:4-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanemethanol