19892-90-1Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Biocatalytic racemization of α-hydroxycarboxylic acids using a stereo-complementary pair of α-hydroxycarboxylic acid dehydrogenases
Bodlenner, Anne,Glueck, Silvia M.,Nestl, Bettina M.,Gruber, Christian C.,Baudendistel, Nina,Hauer, Bernhard,Kroutil, Wolfgang,Faber, Kurt
experimental part, p. 7752 - 7755 (2009/12/04)
Biocatalytic racemization of aliphatic, (aryl)aliphatic and aromatic α-hydroxycarboxylic acids was achieved via a reversible oxidation-reduction sequence using a pair of stereo-complementary Prelog- and anti-Prelog d- and l-α-hydroxyisocaproate dehydrogenases from Lactobacillus confusus DSM 20196 and Lactobacillus paracasei DSM 20008, resp., overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The mild reaction conditions ensured essential 'clean' isomerization, undesired 'over-oxidation' of the substrate forming the α-ketoacid could be suppressed by exclusion of O2 and adjustment of the NAD+/NADH-ratio.
