Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cádiz, Apartado 40, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
Abstract:
The biotransformation of the fungistatic agent (R)-(+)-1-(4′-chlorophenyl)propan-1-ol (1) by the phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea has been studied. The main reaction pathways involved hydroxylations on several positions as well as condensations with secondary metabolites of the fungus. The antifungal activity of compound 1 against B. cinerea has also been determined.