MICROBIAL PREPARATION OF CATECHOLS

摘要

A process for preparing catechol derivatives comprising the steps of: i) admixing an aromatic compound with a dioxygenase enzyme to provide an intermediate cis-dihydrodiol aromatic compound; ii) separating the cis-dihydrodiol aromatic compound from the dioxygenase enzyme; and iii) directly admixing the cis-dihydrodiol aromatic compound with a dehydrogenase enzyme to provide a catechol.