Biocatalytic reduction of β,δ-diketo esters: A highly stereoselective approach to all four stereoisomers of a chlorinated β,δ-dihydroxy hexanoate

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 21, 2001, Pages 4562-4571

  Wolberg, Michael ^a   Hummel, Werner ^b   Müller, Michael ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Asymmetric catalysis; Enzymes; Ketones; Reduction

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; ISOMERS; REDUCTION; YEAST;

PHOTOMETRIC ASSAY;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; ESTER; HEXANOIC ACID; HEXANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CHLORINATION; ENANTIOMER; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; YEAST;

BACTERIA; CAPROATES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STEREOISOMERISM; YEASTS;

EID: 0035813841     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20011105)7:21<4562::AID-CHEM4562>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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