Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 1,4-Dimethyl-7-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-1,2,3,3a,4,5,6,7-octahydroazulene

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Before experiments as described in this example were started, it was tested which organic solvent could be best used to dissolve the substrate. Stock solutions of 10 mM γ-gurjunene were prepared in hexane, pentane, iso-propanol ethanol and DMSO, and 5 μL of these solutions was added to the incubation-mixture. On the basis of the results of Table III ethanol was chosen as solvent for the substrates in all experiments, instead of the commonly used pentane (e.g. Karp et al., 1990).

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