Enzymatic promiscuity for organic synthesis and cascade process

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 1966-1988

  Wu, Qi ^a   Liu, Bo Kai ^a   Lin, Xian Fu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Application; Enzymatic promiscuity; Michael addition; Organic synthesis; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; EPOXIDATION; KETONES;

ACTIVE SITE; CASCADE PROCESS; CATALYSE; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ENZYMATIC PROMISCUITY; MICHAEL ADDITIONS; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; RESEARCH FIELDS; SYNTHESIS PROCESS; SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY;

ENZYMES;

EID: 77958009739     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527210792927591     Document Type: Article

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