A "second-generation process" for the synthesis of L-neopentylglycine: Asymmetric reductive amination using a recombinant whole cell catalyst

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 666-669

  Gröger, Harald ^a   May, Oliver ^a   Werner, Helge ^a   Menzel, Anne ^b   Altenbuchner, Josef ^b  

^a EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

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EID: 33745753963     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op0501702     Document Type: Article

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