Open AccessApples as enantiospecific bioreagents in the hydrolysis of racemic esters and oxygenation of alcohols obtained during the process
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Mironowicz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1997.038
Subject(s) - chemistry , hydrolysis , biotransformation , enantiomer , organic chemistry , decomposition , enzyme
Biotransformation carried out by apples (Malus silvestris) resulted in enantiospecific hydrolysis of racemic acetates, the derivatives of secondary aromatic-aliphatic or terpenic alcohols. The alcohols are oxygenated to ketones (reversible reaction). The differences in the rate of the hydrolysis of enantiomeric esters enable isolation of pure, unreacted R-acetates