Two New Biocatalysts for Improved Biological Oxidation of 1,8-Cineole

Jo-Anne M. Rasmussen; Kylie A. Henderson; Melissa J. Straffon; Geoffrey J. Dumsday; Jacqueline Coulton; Michael Zachariou

doi:10.1071/CH05204

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Two New Biocatalysts for Improved Biological Oxidation of 1,8-Cineole

Jo-Anne M. Rasmussen ^A , Kylie A. Henderson ^A , Melissa J. Straffon ^A , Geoffrey J. Dumsday ^A , Jacqueline Coulton ^B and Michael Zachariou ^B ^C

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^A CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies, Clayton South VIC 3169, Australia.

^B Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia.

^C Corresponding author. Email: m.zachariou@swin.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 58(12) 912-916 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH05204
Submitted: 18 August 2005 Accepted: 12 December 2005 Published: 20 December 2005

Abstract

This work describes the identification and use of two microbial species with new phenotypes, with an improved ability to oxidize 1,8-cineole, and produce seven different oxygenated derivatives.

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge financial support from the Joint Venture Agroforestry Program. The authors also acknowledge the assistance of Dr Peter Duggan for proof reading this manuscript and making some suggestions for its preparation.

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Two New Biocatalysts for Improved Biological Oxidation of 1,8-Cineole

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