Synthesis of a natural γ-butyrolactone from nerylacetone by Acremonium roseum and Fusarium oxysporum cultures

Abstract

Natural γ-butyrolactone - (4R, 5R)-5-(4′-methyl- 3′pentenyl)-4-hydroxy-5-methyl-dihydrofuran-2-one (2) was isolated as the product of microbial transformation of nerylacetone (1) by fungal strains. This product was obtained as the enantiomer (+) in high yields 24% and 61% with ee=94% and 82% by the biotransformation in the cultures of Acremonium roseum AM336 and Fusarium oxysporum AM13 respectively.