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- α+β-thujone techn. from natural oil of cedar leaves, purchased from Fluka AG. (ref. n°89230, Buchs, Switzerland). GC analysis on DBwax capillary column (30 m × 0.32 mm); carrier gas: helium; column temperature: 90 to 180°C, 5°C/min
- This Aspergillus, strain was isolated from a mint leaves infusion and selected as resisting to high concentrations of monoterpenic compounds. For culture and incubation conditions, see ref. 1
- Dihedral angles in α-thujone 1, (as shown in the figure beside), and in metabolite 3, were measured in energy-minimized conformations obtained by using Alchemy® III program (Tripos Ass. Inc., St.Louis, Missouri)