Production of alpha-terpineol fromEscherichia coli cells expressing thermostable limonene hydratase.
June 27th, 2008 | by admin |Production of alpha-terpineol fromEscherichia coli cells expressing thermostable limonene hydratase.
The genes encoding a thermostable limonene hydratase have been located on a cloned fragment inEscherichia coli conferring growth on limonene and production of the monoterpenes perillyl alcohol and alpha-terpineol. Whole cell bioconversion studies at elevated temperature employing both an aqueous phase and neat limonene phase demonstrated significant production of alpha-terpineol with additional production of carvone.
Savithiry N, Cheong TK, Oriel P.
Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, 48824, East Lansing, Ml.