Microbial reduction of alpha, beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds: a general property?

Desrut, M.; Kergomard, A.; Renard, M.F.; Veschambre, H.

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 110(3): 908-912

1983


ISSN/ISBN: 0006-291X
PMID: 6404264
Document Number: 210458
The double bonds of cyclohexenone and methylcyclohexenone were reduced by a strain of Clostridium and by various strains of Streptomyces. These results and those observed previously show that this reduction is widespread among microorganisms.

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