The synthesis of chiral cyanohydrins by oxynitrilases

Autor: Martin H. Fechter, Herfried Griengl, Helmut Schwab
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Trends in Biotechnology. 18:252-256
ISSN: 0167-7799
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7799(00)01452-9
Popis: Enantiomerically pure cyanohydrins are important synthetic intermediates for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. They are produced by enzyme-catalysed synthesis using oxynitrilases. Sufficient quantities of enzyme are available via cheap natural sources and there have been recent advances in overexpression production of cyanohydrins on an industrial scale.
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