Biotransformation of 1,8-cineole, the main product of Eucalyptus oils

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 232-236

  Rodríguez, Paula ^a   Sierra, Wilson ^a   Rodríguez, Sonia ^a   Menéndez, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Eucalyptus; Green Chemistry; Monoterpenes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CATALYSIS;

BIOCATALYSIS; GREEN CHEMISTRY; MONOTERPENES;

FORESTRY;

2 ENDO HYDROXY 1,8 CINEOLE; 2 EXO HYDROXY 1,8 CINEOLE; 2 OXO 1,8 CINEOLE; CINEOLE; EUCALYPTUS OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCATALYST; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA; CATALYSTS; EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; LEAVES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 33745810150     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol9-issue3-28     Document Type: Article

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