Current Organic Chemistry · 2007 · 16 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBotanyPlant SciencesMetabolismMycologyPlant BiochemistryBiotransformation PathwaysFungal MetabolismFungal Secondary MetabolitesMicrobial BiotransformationPlant Natural Product BiosynthesisTerpenoid BiosynthesisDiterpene BiosynthesisHydroxylationSesquiterpene BiosynthesisTerpene BiotransformationTerpenoid Metabolism
The regiospecificity of the microbiological hydroxylation of sesquiterpenoids by the fungus, Mucor plumbeus is reviewed. It is shown to fit a pattern which can be rationalized in terms of a model. Keywords: Nootkatone, microbiological hydroxylation, globulol, Confertifolin, sesquiterpenoids