Journal
BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Volume 31, Issue 5, Pages 445-451Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-007-0181-5
Keywords
(R)-(-)-mandelic acid; Alcaligenes sp; ECU0401; (S)-(+)-mandelic acid dehydrogenase; enantioselective degradation; optical resolution
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An enantioselective mandelate-degrading bacterium, Alcaligenes sp. ECU0401, was newly isolated from soil. By fed-batch culture, (R)-(-)-mandelic acid was successfully prepared in a 5-L fermenter with 32.8% isolated yield and > 99.9% enantiomeric excesses (e.e.) from totally 3.04% (w/v) of racemic mandelic acid after 99 h of biotransformation. The optimal reaction pH and temperature were 6.5 and 30 degrees C, respectively. Using the resting cell as a biocatalyst for asymmetric degradation of racemic mandelic acid and chloro-substituted derivatives thereof, (R)-(-)-mandelic acid, (R)-(-)-o-chloromandelic acid, (S)-(+)-m-chloromandelic acid and (S)-(+)-p-chloromandelic acid were recovered with high analytic yields and excellent enantiomeric excesses (e.e. > 99.9%). (R)-(-)-Mandelic acid could also be obtained after 12 h of biotransformation with 41.5% isolated yield and > 99.9% e.e.
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