A. S. Ramos, Joyce Benzaquem Ribeiro, Raquel de Oliveira Lopes
Mar 6, 2013
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Synthetic Communications
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Abstract The β-ketoester tert-butyl acetoacetate was enantioselectively reduced to tert-butyl (S)-3-hydroxybutanoate by seven microorganism strains. The best result using free cells was obtained with the yeast R. rubra, which furnished 97.6% ee and higher than 99% of conversion within 24 h. After immobilization in calcium alginate spheres, R. rubra furnished 96% ee and higher than 99% ee within 24 h, even if substrate concentration was 58 mM. Immobilized cells were reused three times without loss of enantioselectivity. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT