Natural Product Research 2003-10-01

Stereospecific hydroxylation of (+)-cedrol by using human skin microbial flora Staphylococcus epidermidis.

Mitsuo Miyazawa, Yumi Itsuzaki, Keiji Ishikawa, Kaname Ishisaka

Index: Nat. Prod. Res. 17(5) , 313-7, (2003)

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Abstract

Microbial transformation of (+)-cedrol was investigated by using Staphylococcus epidermidis and found that stereospecific hydroxylation of (+)-cedrol occurred at the C-3 position to form (+)-(3S)-3-hydroxycedrol.