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  2. Biotransformation of (+/-)-2-methylcyclohexanone by fungi

Biotransformation of (+/-)-2-methylcyclohexanone by fungi

  • Biotechnol Lett. 2008 Sep;30(9):1655-60. doi: 10.1007/s10529-008-9729-y.
Mai Kawamoto 1 Takamitsu Utsukihara Chika Abe Michiko Sato Michihiko Saito Masahiro Koshimura Nakahide Kato C Akira Horiuchi
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  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo (St. Paul's) University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan.
Abstract

The biotransformation of 2-methylcyclohexanone (1) using 16 Fungal strains and some mushroom cultures was investigated. Fusarium sp. was one of the effective biocatalysts for oxidoreduction of 2-methylcyclohexanone (1). cis-2-Methylcyclohexanol (2a) was isomerized to trans-2-methylcyclohexanol (2b) by Fusarium sp. In addition, the corresponding lactones 3 was obtained by Baeyer-Villiger oxidation using Fusarium sp. AP-2 (46%, 94% ee).

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