Enantioselective Microbial Hydroxylation as a Useful Tool in the Production of Jasmonate Derivatives with Aphid Deterrent Activity

Curr Microbiol. 2015 Jul;71(1):83-94. doi: 10.1007/s00284-015-0831-9. Epub 2015 May 10.

Abstract

Microbial transformations of two natural compounds dihydrojasmone (1) and cis-jasmone (3) in the growing cultures of selected twenty strains have been investigated. The studies have demonstrated a biocatalytic potential of tested microorganisms for the enantioselective hydroxylation of jasmonates. The substrates underwent an effective regio- and stero-selective hydroxylation at the allylic position in the cyclopentenone ring, and the corresponding optically pure keto-alcohols (2, 4) were obtained. The process of biohydroxylation depended on the composition of reaction medium. In the studied cultures, (+)-(R)-4-hydroxydihydrojasmone (2) and (+) and (-)-4-hydroxyjasmone (4a, 4b) were produced in good yields and high enantiomeric excesses. Moreover, the introduction of the hydroxy group into the molecule of jasmonate ketones 1 and 3 leads to biologically active derivatives 2 and 4 that regulate the behaviour of aphids Myzus persicae by termination of their feeding.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aphids / drug effects*
  • Biotransformation*
  • Cyclopentanes / metabolism*
  • Hydroxylation
  • Insect Repellents / metabolism*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxylipins / metabolism*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Cyclopentanes
  • Insect Repellents
  • Oxylipins
  • jasmonic acid