申请人:Givaudan-Roure Corporation
公开号:US05449823A1
公开(公告)日:1995-09-12
Two optically active forms of 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-keto-pentanoic acid of the formula ##STR1## wherein carbon atom 4 has the (S)-configuration, and carbon atom 3 can have the (R)-configuration or the (S)-configuration (compound I) are made using a biotransformation process. Compound I may be manufactured by reacting 4-hydroxy-isoleucine (2S, 3R, 4S) of the formula: ##STR2## with microorganisms which have L-amino acid oxidase activity or with an L-amino acid oxidase. Compound I is a flavor precursor and may also be used as an intermediate for the production of the optically active (5S)-3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2(5H)-furanone: ##STR3## which is useful as a flavorant.
使用生物转化工艺制备了4-羟基-3-甲基-2-酮基戊酸的两种光学活性形式。化合物I的公式如下:其中碳原子4具有(S)-构型,碳原子3可以具有(R)-构型或(S)-构型。可以通过将公式为:的4-羟基异亮氨酸(2S,3R,4S)与具有L-氨基酸氧化酶活性的微生物或L-氨基酸氧化酶反应来制造化合物I。化合物I是一种风味前体,也可用作光学活性(5S)-3-羟基-4,5-二甲基-2(5H)-呋喃酮的中间体,该化合物有用作为风味剂。