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Hindi Research Article, J Biocatal Biotransformation Vol: 2 Issue: 2
Bioconversion of R-(+)- Limonene to α-Terpineol in Emulsion Systems
| Mirsasan Mirpour1*, Abdullah Kuang Dzulkefly2 and Fatemeh Alikhani1 | |
| 1Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch, Guilan, Iran | |
| 2Chemistry Department, University of Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia | |
| Corresponding author : Mirsasan Mirpour Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch, Guilan, Iran E-mail: Mirsasan_Mirpour@yahoo.com |
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| Received: November 08, 2013 Accepted: December 19, 2013 Published: December 25, 2013 | |
| Citation: Mirpour M, Dzulkefly AK, Alikhani1 F (2013) Bioconversion of R-(+)-Limonene to a-Terpineol in Emulsion Systems. J Biocatal Biotransformation 2:2. doi:10.4172/2324-9099.1000110 |
Abstract
Bioconversion of R-(+)- Limonene to α-Terpineol in Emulsion Systems
Bioconversions of limonene are traditionally carried out in aqueous solutions which are compatible with enzymes but not with limonene, thus leading to lower yield. This paper reports bioconversion of R-(+)-limonene to α-terpineol by fungi in emulsion systems. The emulsion was prepared by dispersing a mixture of decane and limonene into an aqueous phase containing potato dextrose broth (PDB) and Tween 80 surfactant.