β-Ketoester reduction by baker's yeast immobilized in calcium alginate: An examination of pH effects on enantiospecificity

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919308011204

Enantiospecificity of the reduction process and product yields in the reduction of ethyl benzoylacetate by baker's yeast immobilized in calcium aliginate beads depend strongly on the pH of the medium, and under optimum conditions products with high yields (80-85%) and high optical purity (e.e. 90-99%) can be obtained.

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β-Ketoester Reduction by
Baker's Yeast Immobilized
in Calcium Alginate: An
Examination of pH Effects on
Enantiospecificity
U. T. Bhalerao a , Y. Chandraprakash a , R. L. Babu a
& N. W. Fadnavis a
a Indian Institute of Chemical Technology ,
Hyderabad, 500 007, India
Published online: 24 Sep 2006.
To cite this article: U. T. Bhalerao , Y. Chandraprakash , R. L. Babu & N. W. Fadnavis
(1993) β-Ketoester Reduction by Baker's Yeast Immobilized in Calcium Alginate:
An Examination of pH Effects on Enantiospecificity, Synthetic Communications: An
International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 23:9,
1201-1208, DOI: 10.1080/00397919308011204
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