Microbiological Conversion of Terpenes Part I

Microbiological Transformation of Terpenes

PREMA B. R. (National Chemical Laboratory, Poona, India) AND P. K. BHATTACHARYYA. Microbiological transformation of terpenes. II. Transformations of apinene. Appl. Microbiol. 10:524-528. 1962.-Several strains of fungi were tested for their ability to metabolize a-pinene in shake cultures. A strain of Aspergillus niger showing marked efficiency in this respect was selected for further studies. T...

Microbiological transformations of terpenes. III. Transformations of some mono- and sesqui-terpenes.

The action of Aspergillus niger on mono- and sesqui-terpenic hydrocarbons, such as carane, 3-carene, alpha-santalene, and humulene was studied in shake cultures. Carane, Delta3-carene, and humulene proved to be rather resistant to oxygenation by the experimental strain of A. niger. Carene yielded a hydroxyketone, C(10)H(14)O(2), in poor yields after prolonged fermentation. The sesqui-terpene hy...

Energy Storage - Part I: Batteries and Energy Conversion Systems

This special issue presents a review of recent advances in electrochemical energy storage, battery management systems, and power electronics for grid-scale energy storage applications. The importance of energy storage across the entire electricity infrastructure is growing rapidly. In particular, this is highlighted by the urgent need to address the intermittency challenge caused by the large-s...

Kinetics of conversion of dihydroxyacetone to methylglyoxal in New Zealand mānuka honey: Part I--Honey systems.

The kinetics of conversion of dihydroxyacetone (DHA) to methylglyoxal (MGO) were investigated in mānuka honeys and DHA-doped clover honeys stored between 4 and 37°C. Both the disappearance of DHA and appearance of MGO were confirmed as overall, first order reactions, albeit probably composites of multiple reactions. Increasing the storage temperature accelerated the rate of DHA loss and the ini...

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