Synthesis and Biotransformation of Tetrahydroquinoline by Mortierella isabelina
Luis Astudilloa,*, Waleska De la Guardaa, Margarita Gutiérreza, and Aurelio San-Martínb
a Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica, Instituto de Química de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, Casilla 747, Talca, Chile. Fax: +56 – 71 – 200448.
E-mail: lastudi@utalca.cl
b Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
* Author for correspondence and reprint requests
Z. Naturforsch. 64 c, 215 – 218 (2009); received August 28/October 22, 2008
Tetrahydroquinoline (1), prepared by a traditional synthetic method, the imino Diels- Alder reaction, was biotransformed by Mortierella isabelina to afford a new compound, 2, characterized by spectroscopic methods.
Key words: Mortierella isabelina, Biotransformation, Tetrahydroquinoline, Imino Diels-Alder Reaction
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