To provide an enzymatic resolution process for efficiently producing an optically active N-protected-octahydro-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid denoted by the formula (2):
by using an enzyme capable of asymmetrically hydrolyzing the —CO
2
R
1
group in the formula (1)
wherein R
1
indicates an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 4, R
2
indicates a protecting group of the imino group, and the carbon atoms marked with asterisks (*) indicate asymmetrical carbon atoms.
提供一种酶催化分离的过程,通过使用一种能够对式(1)中的—CO2R1基团进行不对称
水解的酶,高效地生产一种光学活性的N-保护基-
八氢-1H-吲哚-2-羧酸,其
化学式为(2),其中R1表示碳数为1至4的烷基,R2表示亚
氨基的保护基,带星号(*)的碳原子表示不对称碳原子。