Monoterpenoids microbial transformation

Microbial transformations of monoterpenoids have been reviewed with a literature coverage to 1973/74. "" ... 

Since our last chapter was published, there has been only one Specialist Report on monoterpenoids, volumes 10 and 11 of this series lacking the monoterpenoid chapter there have been two subsequent reviews in the journal that replaces the Specialist Periodical Reports. An excellent compendium of naturally occurring monoterpenoids has been published, as well as a number of other reviews of a more specific nature, for example, on insect pheromones, on microbial transformations of terpenoid compounds, and on particular monoterpenoid skeletons, which are mentioned in the relevant sections of this chapter. The major publication that has appeared since our last chapter is the two-volume handbook of Erman this contains all the relevant literature up to about 1977 on monoterpenoids, including their synthesis. 

Since monoterpenoids, in general, show characteristic odor and taste, they have been nsed as cosmetic materials food additives and often for insecticides, insect repellents, and attractant drngs. In order to obtain mnch more fnnctionalized substances from monoterpenoids, various chemical reactions and microbial transformations of commercially available and cheap synthetic monoterpenoids have been carried out. On the other hand, insect larva and mammals have been used for direct biotransformations of monoterpenoids to study their fate and safety or toxicity in their bodies. 

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