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. 1993 May;59(5):1336–1341. doi: 10.1128/aem.59.5.1336-1341.1993

Novel Allylic Oxidation of α-Cedrene to sec-Cedrenol by a Rhodococcus Strain

Hirofumi Takigawa 1,*, Hiromi Kubota 1, Hiroshi Sonohara 1, Mitsuyoshi Okuda 1, Shigeyoshi Tanaka 1, Yoshiaki Fujikura 1, Susumu Ito 1
PMCID: PMC182086  PMID: 16348930

Abstract

A bacterial strain, designated KSM-7358, that can use α-cedrene for growth was isolated. The strain was identified as a member of the genus Rhodococcus and catalyzed the novel allylic oxidation of α-cedrene regiospecifically to produce (R)-10-hydroxycedrene (sec-cedrenol) with a very high yield. α-Curcumene was also produced as a possible metabolite of sec-cedrenol. A possible pathway for the microbial conversion of α-cedrene to sec-cedrenol and α-curcumene is proposed.

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