Cyclohexane-1,2-diol is a chemical compound found in
castoreum
Castoreum is a yellowish exudate from the castor sacs of mature beavers used in combination with urine to territorial marking, scent mark their territory.
Both beaver sexes have a pair of castor sacs and a pair of anal glands, located in two c ...
.
It can exist in either
''cis''- or ''trans''-isomers.
The enzyme
cyclohexane-1,2-diol dehydrogenase uses ''trans''-cyclohexane-1,2-diol and NAD
+ to produce
2-hydroxycyclohexan-1-one, NADH and H
+.
References
Vicinal diols
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