A method for producing optically active alcohols is provided. Optically active alcohols are useful intermediates in pharmaceutical production. The method of the present invention enables simple and efficient production of optically active alcohols with a high optical purity. According to the production method disclosed, optically active alcohols are produced via asymmetric reduction of 3-quinuclidinone using tropinone reductase-I. For example, the use of tropinone reductase-I derived from plants like Datura stramonium and Hyoscyamus niger allows the production of high optical purity (R)-3-quinuclidinol as shown in Formula (1) below.
提供了一种生产光学活性醇的方法。光学活性醇是药品生产中有用的中间体。本发明的方法可以简单高效地生产出光学纯度高的光学活性醇。根据所公开的生产方法,光学活性醇是通过使用
托品酮还原酶-I不对称还原
3-奎宁环酮生产的。例如,使用从曼陀罗(Datura stramonium)和黑升麻(Hyoscyamus niger)等植物中提取的
托品酮还原酶-I,可以生产出光学纯度很高的(R)-3-
奎宁环醇,如下式(1)所示。