Hydroxylation of Acetoxy-p-menthenes in the Cultured Cells of Nicotiana tabacum. Epoxidation of the Carbon-Carbon Double Bond

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.60.289

The process of the formation of glycols in the biotransformation of 1-acetoxy-p-menth-4(8)-ene and 8-acetoxy-p-menth-1-ene in the cultured cells of Nicotiana tabacum was examined.The formation of the glycols was found to result from epoxidation of the C-C double bond, followed by hydrolysis of the resulting epoxides.