Aspergillus niger catalyzes the synthesis of flavonoids from chalcones

J Alarcón, J Alderete, C Escobar, R Araya…

Index: Alarcon, Julio; Alderete, Joel; Escobar, Carlos; Araya, Ramiro; Cespedes, Carlos L. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 2013 , vol. 31, # 4 p. 160 - 167

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Abstract

Abstract Flavonoids, which have many biological activities and have been widely used in nature, can be artificially synthesized. However, regioselective cyclization of chalcones is difficult by chemical methods. In this study, we demonstrated that Aspergillus niger is ...