Microbial transformation of sinenxan A, a rich constituent in callus cultures of Taxus / 药学学报

<p><b>AIM</b>To study the microbial transformation of sinenxan A.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Choose two strains of Fungi (Mucor spinosus AS 3.3450 and Cunninghamella echinulata AS 3.3400) and a strain of bacterium (Proteus vulgaris AS 1.1208) to transform the substrate.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Three products were obtained and identified as 10-deacetylsinenxan A1, 6 alpha-hydroxy-10-deacetylsinenxan A2 and 9 alpha-hydroxy-10-deacetylsinenxan A3 respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Sinenxan A is facile to be transformed by microorganisms, the 10-acetyl group of which is an active group.</p>