| abstract |
PROCEDURE TO PREPARE 1,2-DIHYDROXY-CYCLOHEXADIENES. IT CONSISTS OF FEEDING AN AROMATIC COMPOUND AND AN ENERGY SOURCE TO A MUTANT STRAIN OF PSEUDOMONES PUT IN A MEDIUM THAT SUPPORTS LITTLE OR NO GROWTH OF MUTE CELLS. THE PSEUDOMONAS EMPLOYED IS NCIB 11767; THE ENZYME THAT CATALYSTS THE CONVERSION IS CONSTITUTIVE; THE MUTANT STRAIN IS NOT SUSCEPTIBLE OF CATABOLIC REPRESSION. THE ENERGY FRONT IS ETHANOL, GLUCOSE OR ACETIC ACID. THE COMPOUND OBTAINED HAS THE GENERAL FORMULA (I) WHERE X AND Y CAN BE HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, ARYL OR CYANE. |