Asymmetric synthesis of (S)-3-chloro-1-phenyl-1-propanol using Saccharomyces cerevisiae reductase with high enantioselectivity

YH Choi, HJ Choi, D Kim, KN Uhm, HK Kim - Applied microbiology and …, 2010 - Springer
Chloro-1-phenyl-1-propanol is used as a chiral intermediate in the synthesis of
antidepressant drugs. Various microbial reductases were expressed in Escherichia coli, and …

Applications of whole cell biotransformations for the production of chiral alcohols

AWI Tan - 2006 - bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de
Bioreduction of (2, 5)-hexanedione to highly enantiopure (5R)-hydroxyhexane-2-one (ee>
99%) with Lactobacillus kefiri DSM 20587 was investigated. Cell immobilisation with sodium …

Asymmetric reduction of acetophenone derivatives by Lens culinaris

DA Ferreira, JC Da Costa Assuncao… - Biocatalysis and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The enzymatic reduction of acetophenone derivatives has been evaluated using whole cells
from the edible plant lentil (Lens culinaris) as biocatalyst to afford chiral (R) and (S)-alcohols …

Improvement of natural isolates of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for synthesis of a chiral building block using classic genetics

N Nir, M Bahalul, R Feingersch, T Katz-Ezov… - Applied microbiology …, 2008 - Springer
The asymmetric bio-reduction of 4-chloro-acetoacetic-acid-ethyl-ester to the pharmaceutical
building block (S)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate-ethyl-ester requires the utilization of an …

Concomitant cell‐free biosynthesis of optically pure D‐(−)‐acetoin and xylitol via a novel NAD+ regeneration in two‐enzyme cascade

Z Cui, Y Mao, Y Zhao, C Chen, YJ Tang… - Journal of Chemical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Acetoin and xylitol are widely used as high‐value platform chemicals with
numerous potential applications. The chiral enantiomers L‐(+)‐and D‐(−)‐acetoin are used …

Diversity of 4-chloroacetoacetate ethyl ester-reducing enzymes in yeasts and their application to chiral alcohol synthesis

K Kita, M Kataoka, S Shimizu - Journal of bioscience and bioengineering, 1999 - Elsevier
Enzymes which reduce 4-chloroacetoacetate ethyl ester (CAAE) to (R)-or (S)-4-chloro-3-
hydroxybutanoate ethyl ester (CHBE) were investigated. Several microorganisms which can …

Debaryomyces hansenii as a new biocatalyst in the asymmetric reduction of substituted acetophenones

E Şahin - Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Chiral secondary alcohols are convenient mediator for the synthesis of biologically active
compounds and natural products. In this study fifteen yeast strains belonging to three food …

Bioreduction of α-chloroacetophenone by whole cells of marine fungi

LC Rocha, HV Ferreira, EF Pimenta, RGS Berlinck… - Biotechnology …, 2009 - Springer
The asymmetric reduction of 2-chloro-1-phenylethanone (1) by seven strains of marine fungi
was evaluated and afforded (S)-(-)-2-chloro-1-phenylethanol with, in the best case, an …

Enhanced Asymmetric Reduction of Ethyl 3‐Oxobutyrate by Baker's Yeast via Substrate Feeding and Enzyme Inhibition

KL Fow, LCH Poon, ST Sim, GK Chuah… - Engineering in Life …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The moderate enantioselectivity of wild form baker's yeast can be considerably increased
either by using continuous feeding to maintain a low substrate concentration throughout the …

Highly efficient synthesis of chiral alcohols with a novel NADH-dependent reductase from Streptomyces coelicolor

LJ Wang, CX Li, Y Ni, J Zhang, X Liu, JH Xu - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
An NADH-dependent reductase (ScCR) from Streptomyces coelicolor was discovered by
genome mining for carbonyl reductases. ScCR was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 …