The development of efficient syntheses for enantiomerically enriched α-hydroxy ketones is
an important research focus in the pharmaceutical industry. For example, α-hydroxy ketones …

The present review provides a broad description of the methods reported for the synthesis of
α-acyloxy ketones and some of their derivatives. α-Acyloxy ketones and their derivatives are …

Abstract (R)‐Benzoins and (R)‐2‐hydroxypropiophenone derivatives are formed on a
preparative scale by benzaldehyde lyase (BAL)‐catalyzed C− C bond formation from …

The thiamin diphosphate‐and Mg2+‐dependent enzyme benzoylformate decarboxylase
(BFD) from Pseudomonas putida was characterized with respect to its suitability to catalyze …

An important number of heterologous proteins have been produced in the methylotrophic
yeast Pichia pastoris using the alcohol oxidase promoter. Two factors that drastically …

Both enantiomers of benzoins and (R)-2-hydroxy-1-phenylpropanone analogues were
obtained in high yield on a preparative scale starting from aromatic aldehydes, rac-benzoins …

The autoxidation of enolizable carbonyl compounds was reported as early as 1871, and the
accelerating action of base is well documented. The products of these reactions, however …

A Rhizopus oryzae lipase gene has been expressed in Pichia pastoris as a reporter using
the formaldehyde dehydrogenase 1 promoter (PFLD1) of this organism, which has been …

Aromatic aldehydes are converted into benzoins by benzoylformate decarboxylase
catalyzed C–C bond formation. The reaction affords (R)-benzoins with high enantiomeric …

Abstract Chiral 2‐hydroxypropanone derivatives 5a− v, 8a− d, and 10a, b were formed by
benzoylformate decarboxylase (BFD) catalyzed C− C bond formation. A donor aldehyde and …