(1) Institut für Lebensmittelchemie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universit?t, D-60439 Frankfurt/Main, Germany, DE;(2) Forschungsanstalt Geisenheim, Fachgebiet Mikrobiologie und Biochemie, D-65366 Geisenheim, Germany, DE
Abstract:
2-Methylbutanoic acid, an aroma compound of high economic interest, was synthesised using Gluconobacter species for bioconversion. The main focus was on enantioselective effects during metabolism. A preference for the (S)-enantiomer was observed when the microorganisms were fed with 2-methylbutanol of known enantiomeric ratios. Received: 15 December 1997