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Resting cells of a locally isolated strain of Aspergillus niger caused the bioconversion of alpha pinene to verbenone. The formation of verbenone was raised from trace amounts (under screening conditions) to 3.28 mg/100 ml (equivalent to a molar yield of 16.5% conversion of the substrate) by amending the cultivation medium for the fungus. The optimal conditions were: 6 g/100 ml for the glucose concentration, a pH of 7.0, an alpha pinene concentration of 20 mg/100 ml, and a 6-h incubation period for the reaction.
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Received: 9 August 1999 / Received revision: 24 September 1999 / Accepted: 24 September 1999
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Agrawal, R., Joseph, R. Bioconversion of alpha pinene to verbenone by resting cells of Aspergillus niger . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 53, 335–337 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530050030
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530050030