Synthesis of a glandular secretion of the civet cat, (2S,6S)-(6- methyltetrahydropyran-2-yl)acetic acid and its enantiomer, by using the yeast-reduction product and recovered substrate from yeast reduction

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 712-717

  Mori, Shunji ^a   Iwamoto, Shoko ^a   Yamauchi, Satoshi ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

(2S,6S) (6 methyltetrahydropyran 2 yl)acetic acid; Civet cat; Glandular secretion; Yeast reduction

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); YEAST;

(2S,6S)-(6- METHYLTETRAHYDROPYRAN-2-YL)ACETIC ACID; CIVET CAT; GLANDULAR SECRETION; YEAST REDUCTION;

ACETIC ACID;

(2S,6S) (6 METHYLTETRAHYDROPYRAN 2 YL)ACETIC ACID; (2S,6S)-(6-METHYLTETRAHYDROPYRAN-2-YL)ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRAN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SECRETION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ACETIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; CATS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PYRANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645231850     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.712     Document Type: Article

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