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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1962 November; 10(6): 529-531

Microbiological Transformation of Terpenes

III. Transformations of Some Mono- and Sesqui-Terpenes

B. R. Prema and P. K. Bhattacharyya

National Chemical Laboratory, Poona, India

ABSTRACT

The action of Aspergillus niger on mono- and sesqui-terpenic hydrocarbons, such as carane, 3-carene, {alpha}-santalene, and humulene was studied in shake cultures. Carane, {Delta}3-carene, and humulene proved to be rather resistant to oxygenation by the experimental strain of A. niger. Carene yielded a hydroxyketone, C10H14O2, in poor yields after prolonged fermentation. The sesqui-terpene hydrocarbon, {alpha}-santalene, was degraded mainly to an acid, tere-santalic acid. Two hydroxylated products were also obtained from {alpha}-santalene, viz., tere-santalol and an alcohol, C15H24O.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1962 November; 10(6): 529-531






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