On the mechanism of baker's yeast mediated synthesis of (R) S-benzyl thioglycerate. Experiments in deuterated water

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)80800-0

Experiments in ca. 90% deuterated water in which (R) S-benzyl thioglycerate (1) is obtained in the presence of benzyl mercaptan in baker's yeast fermenting on D-mannose, D-glucose and D-fructose, respectively, gave rise to trideuterated materials. The ext