racemic benzodioxole 6,7-epoxygeraniol derivative 1 has been achieved using the fungus A. niger. This new type of preparative scale bioconversion allows the synthesis of both enantiomers of Bower's compound, an analogue of insect juvenile hormone. Biological tests showed that the 6(R) enantiomer was about ten times more active than the 6(S) enantiomer against the yellow meal worm Tenebrio molitor.
外消旋苯并二
恶唑6,7-环氧
香叶醇衍
生物1的对映体选择性环氧
水解反应已使用真菌黑曲霉(A. niger)实现。这种新型的制备规模的
生物转化方法可以合成鲍氏化合物的两种对映体,鲍氏化合物是昆虫少年激素的类似物。
生物学测试表明,6(R)对映异构体对黄粉虫黄粉虫的活性比6(S)对映异构体高约十倍。