Enantioselective biotransformations using rhodococci
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- 1 October 1998
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- Vol. 74 (1-3) , 99-106
Abstract
The use of enzymes and whole cells in enantioselective biotransformation reactions is briefly reviewed. A Rhodococcus strain is shown to possess nitrile hydratase and amidase activity. The organism...Keywords
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