Asymmetric synthesis of (R)-2-chloro-1-(m-chlorophenyl)ethanol using acetone powder of Geotrichum candidum

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 1603-1606

  Hamada, Hiroki ^a   Miura, Takashi ^b   Kumobayashi, Hidenori ^b   Matsuda, Tomoko ^c   Harada, Tadao ^c   Nakamura, Kaoru ^d  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Chiral alcohols; Enantioselective reduction; Geotrichum candidum

Indexed keywords

2 CHLORO 1 (3 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANOL; ACETONE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; REDUCTION;

EID: 0034788644     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011922823367     Document Type: Article

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