The Microbial Oxidation of (-)-ß-Pinene by Botrytis cinerea

Abstract

(-)-ß-pinene, a flavor and fragrance monoterpene is an important constituent of essential oils of many aromatic plants. It was oxidized by a plant-pathogenic fungus, Botrytis cinerea to afford four metabolites characterized as (-)-6a-hydroxy-ß-pinene, (-)-4ß,5ß-dihydroxy- ß-pinene, (-)-2ß,3ß-dihydroxypinane, and (-)-4ß-hydroxy-ß-pinene-6-one by detailed spectroscopic studies along with other known metabolites