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Enzymatic process for the enantioselective preparation of optically active cyanohydrins

US5346816A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 1992
Grant dateSep 13, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12P13/004
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Enantioselective process for the preparation of the S enantiomer of an optically active cyanohydrin by reacting an aldehyde or an asymmetric ketone with a cyanide group donor in the presence of an S-hydroxynitrile lyase in a diluent and isolating the cyanohydrin formed from the reaction mixture.

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