Insect pheromones and their analogs LVI. Chemical-enzymatic synthesis of (S)-(+)-9-hydroxydec-2E-enoic acid, a component of the queen pheromone of the honeybee Apis mellifera

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02249642

(S,E)-(+)-9-Hydroxydec-2E-enoic acid - a component of the queen pheromones of the honeybee Apis mellifera - has been synthesized by the enzymatic reduction of 9-oxodec-2E-enoic acid with the aid of bakers' yeast.