Microbial Transformation of (-)-Isolongifolol by Plant Pathogenic Fungus Glomerella cingulata

Abstract

The biotransformation of terpenoids using the plant pathogenic fungus as a biocatalyst to produce useful novel organic compounds was investigated. The biotransformation of sesquiterpen alcohol, (-)-isolongifolol (1) was investigated using plant pathogenic fungus Glomerella cingulata as a biocatalyst. Compound 1 was converted to (-)-(3R)-3-hydroxy-isolongifolol (2) and (-)-(9R)-9-hydroxy-isolongifolol (3) by G. cingulata.