Formation of trans-verbenone from alpha-pinene catalysed by immobilised Picea abies cells

Vaněk, Tomáš; Halík, Jan; Vaňková, Radomíra; Valterová, Irena
BIOSCIENCES BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 69 [2]: 321-325, 2005

Keywords: biotransformation; plant cell; alginate
Abstract: Both enantiomers and the racemate of alpha-pinene were transformed by Picea abies cells immobilised on alginate. The main products were cis-and trans-verbenol, the later being further transformed to verbenone. The enantiomeric purity of each product more or less corresponded to that of the substrate. Transformation by free cells was faster than that by the immobilised cells. The ratio of products differed to some extent between the transformation by free and immobilised cells.
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IEB authors: Tomáš Vaněk, Radomíra Vaňková