Enantioselective hydrolysis of amino acid esters by apomyoglobin: Perfect kinetic resolution of a phenylalanine derivative
Apoprotein of horse-heart myoglobin promoted enantioselective hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl esters of amino acids, which allowed nearly perfect kinetic resolution of racemic N-Boc-phenylalanine ester (Boc-Phe-ONp).