Microbial Reagents in Organic Synthesis /

Different aspects of biocatalysis are discussed with a view to obtaining products in a practical way using microorganisms and enzymes in catalytic amounts but as if they were organic reagents. A limited number of reactions catalysed by microbial reagents have been examinded according to the followin...

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Main Author: Servi, Stefano
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 1992.
Series:NATO ASI series. Mathematical and physical sciences ; 381.
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Summary:Different aspects of biocatalysis are discussed with a view to obtaining products in a practical way using microorganisms and enzymes in catalytic amounts but as if they were organic reagents. A limited number of reactions catalysed by microbial reagents have been examinded according to the following classes: <em>C-C bond formation</em>, including the reaction catalyzed by aldolases, enantiomeric oxynitrilases, and decarboxylases. <em>Oxidations</em> promoted by microorganisms leading to Bayer-Williger-type products and hydroxylation at saturated carbon also includes the production of synthons derived from the microbial oxidation of substituted aromatics of wide synthetic applications. <em>Reductions</em> of carbonyl group with yeasts and other microorganisms, including the factor affecting the stereoselectivity when using all-cell organisms. <br/> <em>Group transfer reactions</em> describes synthetic achievements and theoretical aspects concerning the use of lipases, esterases and acylases. <em>Industrial applications</em> of microbial reagents in the large-scale production of fine chemicals offers validation to the basic research in the field. <br/>
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (504 pages 2 illustrations)
ISBN:9789401124447 (electronic bk.)
9401124442 (electronic bk.)