Practical Application of Recombinant Whole-Cell Biocatalysts for the Manufacturing of Pharmaceutical Intermediates Such as Chiral Alcohols
作者:Akinobu Matsuyama、Hiroaki Yamamoto、Yoshinori Kobayashi
DOI:10.1021/op025514s
日期:2002.7.1
We have developed efficient biocatalytic processes for the preparation of chiral alcohols, such as (R)-1,3-butanediol, ethyl (S)-4-chloro-3-hyroxybutanoate, ethyl (R)-4-chloro-3-hyroxybutanoate, (S)-5-chloro-2-pentanol, (R)-5-chloro-2-pentanol, and (S)-cyclopropylethanol by stereospecific enzymatic oxidoreduction on a practical level. These chiral alcohols are very important synthons for the synthesis of various pharmaceutical intermediates that lead to antibiotics and inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase. Here, we present practical applications on biocatalysis using novel recombinant whole-cell biocatalysts that catalyzed enantioselective oxidation and asymmetric reduction with a coenzyme regeneration system.