Epoxide hydrolase-mediated enantioconvergent bioconversions to prepare chiral epoxides and alcohols

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1509-1514

  Lee, Eun Yeol ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chiral alcohol; Chiral epoxides; Enantioconvergent bioconversion; Enantioselective hydrolysis; Epoxide hydrolase

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION;

BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CHIRAL ALCOHOL; CHIRAL EPOXIDES; ENANTIO; ENANTIOCONVERGENT BIOCONVERSION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE HYDROLYSIS; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; RACEMIC SUBSTRATES; REGIO-SELECTIVITY; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; TOTAL SYNTHESIS; VICINAL DIOLS;

CONDENSATION REACTIONS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; REVIEW; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; EPOXIDE HYDROLASES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 49749121824     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9727-0     Document Type: Review

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