초록
<P>Growing cells of <I>Pseudomonas putida</I> transformed isoeugenol after 5 days of incubation to give mainly vanillin, eugenol, 4-(<I>E</I>)-(3-hydroxyprop-1-enyl)-2-methoxyphenol and the dimeric molecule (++)-4-[2,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-3-methyl-5-(<I>E</I>)-(1-propenyl)-2-benzofuranyl]-2-methoxyphenol (licarin A). The formation of the latter compound from isoeugenol by biotransformation with <I>P. putida</I> is reported here for the first time.</P>