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Preparation of (2R,3S)-β-hydroxy-α-amino acids by use of novel Streptomyces aldolase as a resolving agent for racemic material
Herbert, Richard B.,Wilkinson, Barrie,Ellames, George J.
, p. 114 - 117 (2007/10/02)
A unique aldolase, which was isolated from Streptomyces amakusaensis, is used to catalyse a reverse aldol reaction on representative racemic β-hydroxy-α-amino acids (3-6) to give samples of the (2R,3S)-(D-threo)-enantiomers with excellent enantiomeric purity.
