Process for producing a lactone

摘要

Described is a microbiological method for producing the lactone, sclareolide having the structure: and a diol having the chemical structure: using a sclareol derivative having one of the structures: wherein a combination of two or more of the compounds as a substrate and using one of the microorganisms: Cryptococcus albidus, ATCC 20918 Bensingtonia ciliata, ATCC 20919 Cryptococcus laurentii, ATCC 20920 or Cryptococcus albidus, ATCC 20921.