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US 2026/0002184 A1Published application
Method for producing massoia lactone from liamocins
OwnerEvan C. Wegenerinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods of producing Massoia lactone from liamocins, or mixtures of liamocins and exophilins. Liamocins utilizable in the methodologies provided herein can be produced by microbes, such as Aureobasidium pullulans. The methodologies described herein utilize acid catalyzed hydrolysis/dehydration and carboxylic acids as a phase transfer agent in a dual-solvent system. This approach further allows the separation and collection of liamocin head groups.
Claims9
A method of producing Massoia lactone, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a reaction mixture comprising water, a carboxylic acid, methyl ethyl ketone, and a liamocin;
- and
- incubating the reaction mixture under conditions allowing for the conversion of the liamocin to Massoia lactone.
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