73349-07-2Relevant articles and documents
Bridging racemic lactate esters with stereoselective polylactic acid using commercial lipase catalysis
Van Wouwe, Pieter,Dusselier, Michiel,Basic, Aurelie,Sels, Bert F.
supporting information, p. 2817 - 2824 (2013/10/08)
A productive and enantioselective hydrolysis of racemic mixtures of lactate esters with commercial Candida rugosa lipase was performed. This step contributes to a novel envisioned route for stereoselective PLA production by combining recent chemocatalytic developments with this biocatalytic contribution, foreseeing two separate l- and d-lactate enantiomer streams. A study of the hydrolysis kinetics identified an unexpected rate determining step at the origin of an unprecedented ester reactivity order.
Asymmetric hydrolysis of 2-hydroxy-carboxylic esters using recombinant Escherichia coli
Nakagawa, Atsushi,Kato, Ko,Shinmyo, Atsuhiko,Suzuki, Toshio
, p. 2394 - 2398 (2008/03/13)
Optically active 2-hydroxy-carboxylates are important compounds for their use as intermediates in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and stereoblock polymers. Enterobacter sp. DS-S-75 and the recombinant Escherichia coli harbouring the 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate (CHB) hydrolase gene from the strain DS-S-75 showed asymmetric hydrolytic activity towards 2-hydroxy-carboxylates, as well as towards CHB. It was discussed that the hydroxyl group in the substrate was particularly important for the asymmetric hydrolytic activity of the CHB hydrolase, and as such, it was re-designated to EnHCH (hydroxy-carboxylic ester hydrolase derived from Enterobacter sp.). Using the recombinant cell, both the reaction rate and the concentration of the substrates were significantly improved upon when compared to that of DS-S-75. Optically active 2-hydroxy-carboxylates could be synthesized on a practical basis for industrial production in this report.