K. Finn, O. Pavlyuk, T. Hudlický
2005
Citations
0
Influential Citations
4
Citations
Journal
Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications
Abstract
A series of 2-, 3-, and 4-bromo-1-(methylsulfanyl)benzenes was subjected to whole-cell fermentation with Escherichia coli JM 109 (pDTG601), a recombinant strain that expresses toluene dioxygenase. New metabolites were isolated and their structure and absolute configuration determined by chemical and spectral methods. Experimental details are provided for all new compounds and directing trends in the enzymatic oxidation of substituted aromatics are discussed along with projected applications of these metabolites in asymmetric synthesis.