Ana Maria Dantas Barrosaf, L. Cosson, M. Foulquier
Jun 1, 1992
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Phytochemistry
Abstract
Abstract Biotransformation of the synthetic substrate, ethyl 2-acetylamino-2-carbethoxy-4-(phenylsuphinyl)- butanoate, by cell suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus and Thevetia neriifolia was investigated. It was found that only three of six cell lines of T. neriifolia tested biotransformed the test substrate into a new product, ethyl 2-acetylamino-2-carbethoxy-4-(phenylsulphonyl)-butanoate, through a selective oxidizing process not previously described. Such a biotechnological process could be of great interest for the production of new chemical compounds.