Four C-35-terpenes (1-4) were isolated front it liquid culture of Bacillus subtilis KSM 6-10. Compounds I and 2, tetraprenyl-beta-curcumene and tetraprenyl-alpha-curcumene, respectively, were previously isolated from it spore preparation of the same species, whereas 3 and 4 are new C-35-terpenols. The C-35-terpenols (3 and 4) possess polycyclic skeletons. We propose that file C-35-terpenols (3 and 4) are formed by cyclization of the acyclic C-35-terpenes (1 and 2). Because only trace amounts of C-35-terpenols 3 and 4 were found in the spore in contrast to file vegetative cells of B. subtilis KSM 6-10, it is assumed that the expression of terpene cyclase is not related to sporulation, its has been observed by other researchers in a different strain.
Four C-35-terpenes (1-4) were isolated front it liquid culture of Bacillus subtilis KSM 6-10. Compounds I and 2, tetraprenyl-beta-curcumene and tetraprenyl-alpha-curcumene, respectively, were previously isolated from it spore preparation of the same species, whereas 3 and 4 are new C-35-terpenols. The C-35-terpenols (3 and 4) possess polycyclic skeletons. We propose that file C-35-terpenols (3 and 4) are formed by cyclization of the acyclic C-35-terpenes (1 and 2). Because only trace amounts of C-35-terpenols 3 and 4 were found in the spore in contrast to file vegetative cells of B. subtilis KSM 6-10, it is assumed that the expression of terpene cyclase is not related to sporulation, its has been observed by other researchers in a different strain.