Unexpected stereorecognition in nitrilase-catalyzed hydrolysis of β-hydroxy nitriles

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 4429-4431

  Kamila, Sukanta ^a   Zhu, Dunming ^a   Biehl, Edward R ^a   Hua, Ling ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE; NITRILASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; STEREOISOMERISM;

AMINOHYDROLASES; CATALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33750047236     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol061542+     Document Type: Article

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