Preparation of 6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridine-2-carboxylic acid by microbial hydroxylation of pyridine-2-carboxylic acid
Abstract
Alcaligenes faecalis(DSM 6269) grown on pyridine-2-carboxylic acid induced regiospecific hydroxylation of the latter to 6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridine-2-carboxylic acid on a preparative scale.