Microbiological hydroxylation of 17-norkauran-16-one and ent-17-norkauran-16-one with the fungus Rhizopus nigricans
Abstract
Incubation of 17-norkauran-16-one (1b) and ent-17-norkauran-16-one (2b) with Rhizopus nigricans gave mixtures of mono-and di-hydroxy-derivatives [(8a–d) and (5a–d), respectively]. A modification of an earlier representation of the relevant enzymic sites is used to explain the patterns of hydroxylation observed.