Asymmetric Reduction of Benzil to (S)-Benzoin With Whole Cells of Bacillus cereus

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Benzil ( 1) was selectively reduced to ( S)-benzoin ( 2) in the presence of a wild-type Bacillus cereus Tim-r01. A 92% yield of 2with 94% enantiomeric excess ratio was attained in phosphate-buffered...