TETRAHEDRON LETTERS, cilt.43, ss.6447-6449, 2002 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
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.