The first kinetic enzymatic resolution of methyl ester of C75

Letters in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-248

  Chakrabarty, Kuheli ^a   Forzato, Cristina ^a   Nitti, Patrizia ^a   Pitacco, Giuliana ^a   Valentin, Ennio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

A methylene butyrolactone; Acylase I; C75; Enzymatic resolution; Paraconic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951438795     PISSN: 15701786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017810791112405     Document Type: Article

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