Abstract
The defatted seed meal of common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) served as a source of (R)-oxynitrilase which catalyzed the enantioselective addition of HCN to aromatic, heteroaromatic, fluoro-substituted aromatic aldehydes to produce the corresponding enantiomeric pure cyanohydrins in yields of 52-100% and 88-99% ee at 12°C under micro-aqueous medium (diisopropyl ether) without addition of buffer solution.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1909-1912 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Biotechnology Letters |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- Biotransformation
- Common vetch
- Cyanohydrin
- Oxynitrilase
- Vicia sativa L.