Reductions of 3-oxo esters by baker's yeast: Current status

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-134

  Sybesma, W F H ^a,b   Straathof, A J J ^a   Jongejan, J A ^a   Pronk, J T ^a   Heijnen, J J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b KEYGENE N V   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3 oxo ester reductases; Baker's yeast; Cofactor regeneration; Ethyl acetoacetate; Stereoselective reduction

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BIOCONVERSION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; ELECTRONS; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; PROCESS ENGINEERING; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; YEAST;

COFACTOR REGENERATION; ETHYL ACETOACETATE; OXO ESTERS; STEREOSELECTIVE REDUCTION;

ESTERS;

ESTER; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

AERATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; REVIEW; YEAST;

EID: 0031861624     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10242429809003616     Document Type: Review

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