Application of Transaminases

Enzyme Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, Third Edition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 779-820

  Höhne, Matthias ^a   Bornscheuer, Uwe T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Biocatalysis; Chiral amines; Prostereogenic keto acids; Prostereogenic ketones; Transaminases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887120436     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527639861.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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