摘要:
A wide variety of commercially available lipases and microbial whole cells were tested for biotransformations of (+/-)-diethyl and dibenzyl hydroxyl(phenyl) methanephosphonates. Biocatalytic hydrolysis of acylated hydroxyphosphonates by whole cells of Bacillus subtilis gave optically active compounds with 95% ee (S). Enantioselectivities obtained when using commercially available enzymatic preparations were less satisfactory, leading to both compounds with an enantiomeric excess in the range 15-35%. Screening lipases for their ability to acylate these phosphonates or to hydrolyze their acylated derivatives enabled selection of enzymes and organisms suitable for use in both processes.