Abstract
The filamentous fungus, Beauveria bassiana ATCC 7159, catalyses the regio- and diastereoselective biohydroxylation of trans-2-methyl-5-benzyloxymethyl-tetrahydrofuran to the cis-3-hydroxy derivative. When incubated with cis-2-methyl-3-keto-5-benzyloxymethyltetrahydrofuran, the same fungus performs a reduction to give the cis- and trans-alcohols in a 4:1 ratio.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 119-124 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2001 |
Keywords
- Beauveria bassiana
- biotransformation
- hydroxylation