Enzyme catalysed deracemisation and dynamic kinetic resolution reactions

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 114-119

  Turner, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAL B; Candida antarctica lipase B; DKR; Dynamic kinetic resolution; ee; Enantiomeric excess

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINE; AMINO ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ENZYME; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; RACEMASE; REAGENT;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; KINETICS; LIPASE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; STEREOISOMERISM;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 1842473615     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2004.02.001     Document Type: Review

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