Monoterpenes metabolism carvone

As mentioned before, a Pseudomonas incognita was isolated by enrichment technique on the monoterpene alcohol linalool that was also able to grow on geraniol, nerol and limonene [36]. The metabolism of limonene by this bacterium was also investigated [37]. After fermentation the medium yielded as main product a crystallic acid, perillic acid, together with unmetabolised limonene, and some oxygenated compounds dihydrocarvone, carvone, carveol, p-menth-8-en-1 -ol-2-one, p-menth-8-ene-1,2-diol or p-menth-1 -ene-6,9-diol (structure not fully elucidated) and finally / -isopropenyl pimelic acid. 

Engel, W., 2001. In vivo studies on the metabolism of the monoterpenes S-(+)- and R-(-)-carvone in humans using the metabolism of ingestion-correlated amounts (MICA) approach. 

Jager, W., M. Mayer, P. Platzer, G. Reznicek, H. Dietrich, and G. Buchbauer, 2000. Stereoselective metabolism of the monoterpene carvone by rat and human liver microsomes. 52 191-197. 

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