Progress of Enantioselective Nitrile Biotransformations in Organic Synthesis

Authors

  • Mei-Xiang Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2009.331

Keywords:

Amidase, Amide, Carboxylic acid, Nitrile biotransformations, Nitrile hydratase

Abstract

Recent progress of enantioselective biotransformations of nitriles including various functionalized nitriles, ?-hydroxy and ?-amino nitriles, oxirane- and aziridine-containing carbonitriles is summarized in this short review article.

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Published

2009-06-24

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Scientific Articles