Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 23, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061265
Keywords
biocatalysis; whole cells; enantioselective transformations
Funding
- Chemistry Department of Universidad de los Andes
- Fondo de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad de los Andes through the project Estudio y optimizacion de una metodologia para la bioreduccion de tioacetales beta, gama y delta carbonilicos utilizando celulas enteras de vegetales de
- Universidad de los Andes
- Chemistry Department
- COLCIENCIAS
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Currently, the power and usefulness of biocatalysis in organic synthesis is undeniable, mainly due to the very high enantiomeric excess reached using enzymes, in an attempt to emulate natural processes. However, the use of isolated enzymes has some significant drawbacks, the most important of which is cost. The use of whole cells has emerged as a useful strategy with several advantages over isolated enzymes; for this reason, modern research in this field is increasing, and various reports have been published recently. This review surveys the most recent developments in the enantioselective reduction of carbon- carbon double bonds and prochiral ketones and the oxidation of prochiral sulfides using whole cells as biocatalytic systems.
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