Enantioselective α hydroxylation of carboxylic acids with molecular oxygen catalyzed by the α oxidation enzyme system of young pea leaves (Pisum sativum): A substrate selectivity study

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(96)00283-2

The substrate selectivity of the α oxidation of carboxylic acids 1 by crude homogenate of young pea leaves was investigated. Saturated fatty acids with 7 to 16 carbon atoms and oleic acid were transformed to the enantiomerically pure (R)-2-hydroxy acids 2 in the presence of molecular oxygen.