Microbial transformation of 7-epi-10-deacetylbaccatin III to 10-deacetylbaccatin III

The microbial transformation of 7-epi-10-deacetylbaccatin III (7-epi-10-DAB III) to 10-deacetylbaccatin III (10-DAB III) was studied. In this report, seven microorganisms were found to be able to realize the transformation at yields from 20.0% to as high as 70.8%. The optimized conditions such as the solvent, pH value of the medium, the microorganisms, transformation time, and substrate concentration were investigated.