| abstract |
The present invention relates to processes for producing (4S)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1-one (phorenol) from 2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1,4-dione (ketoisophorone). The present invention also relates to products useful for producing phorenol from ketoisophorone, including microorganisms, cell-free extracts of such microorganisms, recombinant microorganisms, cell-free extracts of such recombinant microorganisms, and enzymes (e.g., levodione reductase). Processes for producing phorenol from ketoisophorone using such products are also provided. |