Microbial Reagents in Organic Synthesis

Chapter 1 Cyclase Mediated Synthesis of Terpenoids

Chapter 2 (R)- and (S)-Cyanohydrins - Their Enzymatic Synthesis and Their Reactions

Chapter 3 Chemical-Enzymatic Synthesis of Carbohydrates

Chapter 4 A Building Block Strategy for Asymmetric Synthesis: The DHAP-Aldolases

Chapter 5 Transferase Catalyzed Synthesis: Applications in Series of Aminoacids and Monosaccharides

Chapter 6 Acyloin Formation Mediated by Benzoylformate Decarboxylases

Chapter 7 Organic Synthesis Via Biocatalytic Methods — A Chemoenzymatic Approach to the Synthesis of FK506

Chapter 8 Use of Enzymes as Catalysts in Key Reactions Leading to the Synthesis of Optically Active Natural Products and Analogues

Chapter 9 New Enzymatic Methods for the Selective Functionalization of Carbohydrate Derivatives

Chapter 10 Efficient Synthesis of Optically Active Carbohydrates and Other Oxygenated Compounds Through Bio-Oxidation of Chlorinated Aromatics

Chapter 11 Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds

Chapter 12 Biotransformations Applied to the Synthesis of Vitamins and Pharmaceuticals

Chapter 13 A Direct Route from Hydantoins to D-Amino Acids Employing a Resting Cell Biocatalyst With D-Hydantoinase and D-Carbamoylase Activity

Chapter 14 The Use of Immobilized Penicillin G Acylase in Organic Synthesis

Chapter 15 Are Proteases Suitable Tools for the Formation of Peptide Bonds?

Chapter 16 Enzymatic Aminolysis, Hydrazinolysis and Oximolysis Reactions

Chapter 17 Microbial and Enzymatic Transformation of Nitriles

Chapter 18 Resolution of Racemates with Lipases and Effect of Reaction Conditions on Enantioselectivity

Chapter 19 Selectivity Enhancement Of Candida Cylindracea Lipase: Covalent Enzyme Modification and Control of Micro-pH

Chapter 20 Lipase Catalyzed Organic Synthesis

Chapter 21 Kinetics and Validation of Mathematical Models of Enantioselective Transesterification in Organic Solvents

Chapter 22 Enzymatic enantioselective ester hydrolysis by carboxylesterase NP

Chapter 23 A Kinetic Interpretation of Acids and Alcohols Influence on the Enantioselectivity in Enzyme Catalysed Resolutions

Chapter 24 Asymmetrized Tris (Hydroxymethyl)Methane and Related Synthons as New Highly Versatile Chiral Building Blocks. Chemoenzymatic Preparation and Synthetic Applications

Chapter 25 A Comparative Study of Chemical versus Biological Functionalizations of Synthetic Intermediates

Chapter 26 Enantioselective Sulfoxidations Catalyzed by Chloroperoxidase and Horseradish Peroxidase

Chapter 27 Use of Biooxygenation in Fine Organic Synthesis

Chapter 28 The Enzymatic Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation

Chapter 29 Beauveria Sulfurescens Mediated Oxidation of Dihydroartemisinin Derivatives

Chapter 30 Comparison of Chemical and Biochemical Reduction Methods for the Synthesis of (R)-2-Hydroxy-4-Phenylbutyric Acid

Chapter 31 Stereochemical Control in Microbial Reduction

Chapter 32 Approaches to 2-Methyl-1-Alkanols of High Enantiomeric Purities Via Enzyme Mediated Reactions

Chapter 33 Microbial Alcohol/Aldehyde Oxidoreductases in Enantioselective Conversions

Chapter 34 Stereocontrolled Reduction of β-Ketoesters with Geotrichum Candidum

Chapter 35 Usefull Enzymes from Plant Cell and Organ Cultures