Fungal deracemization of benzoin

Demir A., Hamamci H., Sesenoglu O., Neslihanoglu R., Asikoglu B., Capanoglu D.

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS, cilt.43, sa.36, ss.6447-6449, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 36
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0040-4039(02)01362-x
  • Dergi Adı: TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.6447-6449
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

An enzyme system of Rhizopus oryzae (ATCC 9363) catalyzes the inversion of the chirality of benzoin via a deracemization reaction and, depending on the pH of the medium, both enantiomers of benzoin are obtained in good yield and high ee starting from rac-benzoin. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.