Preparative β-Ketoester Reductions and Ester Hydrolyses by Yeast, Using Free Cells in Organic Media

Free cells of yeast have been used for preparative β-ketoester reductions and ester hydrolyses in a mixture of isopropyl hexadecanoate and soybean phospholipids. The commercially available pressed lager baker’s yeast was used without adding water to the organic medium. In this way, ca. 50 g substra...

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Main Authors: Thierry Haag, Tuneer Arslan, Dieter Seebach
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Language:deu
Published: Swiss Chemical Society 1989-11-01
Series:CHIMIA
Online Access:https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/9930
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description Free cells of yeast have been used for preparative β-ketoester reductions and ester hydrolyses in a mixture of isopropyl hexadecanoate and soybean phospholipids. The commercially available pressed lager baker’s yeast was used without adding water to the organic medium. In this way, ca. 50 g substrate could be easily converted by 500-700 g yeast in a 1.5 L volume, thus surpassing the reported procedures in aqueous media. Switching from aqueous to organic medium led, in a couple of cases, to an increase of the enantioselectivity from 90% (in water) to > 99% ee (in the organic medium) for ketone reduction and from 74 % to > 99 % ee for ester hydrolysis as compared to the best reported data for aqueous conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-e2b9c43b0e22439da4e8ce8bab3c96e22025-08-20T02:29:51ZdeuSwiss Chemical SocietyCHIMIA0009-42932673-24241989-11-01431110.2533/chimia.1989.351Preparative β-Ketoester Reductions and Ester Hydrolyses by Yeast, Using Free Cells in Organic MediaThierry Haag0Tuneer Arslan1Dieter Seebach2Laboratorium für Organische Chemie Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETH-Zentrum, Universitätstrasse 16 CH-8092 ZürichLaboratorium für Organische Chemie Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETH-Zentrum, Universitätstrasse 16 CH-8092 ZürichLaboratorium für Organische Chemie Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETH-Zentrum, Universitätstrasse 16 CH-8092 Zürich Free cells of yeast have been used for preparative β-ketoester reductions and ester hydrolyses in a mixture of isopropyl hexadecanoate and soybean phospholipids. The commercially available pressed lager baker’s yeast was used without adding water to the organic medium. In this way, ca. 50 g substrate could be easily converted by 500-700 g yeast in a 1.5 L volume, thus surpassing the reported procedures in aqueous media. Switching from aqueous to organic medium led, in a couple of cases, to an increase of the enantioselectivity from 90% (in water) to > 99% ee (in the organic medium) for ketone reduction and from 74 % to > 99 % ee for ester hydrolysis as compared to the best reported data for aqueous conditions. https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/9930
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title Preparative β-Ketoester Reductions and Ester Hydrolyses by Yeast, Using Free Cells in Organic Media
title_full Preparative β-Ketoester Reductions and Ester Hydrolyses by Yeast, Using Free Cells in Organic Media
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title_full_unstemmed Preparative β-Ketoester Reductions and Ester Hydrolyses by Yeast, Using Free Cells in Organic Media
title_short Preparative β-Ketoester Reductions and Ester Hydrolyses by Yeast, Using Free Cells in Organic Media
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