Exploring the synthetic applicability of a cyanobacterium nitrilase as catalyst for nitrile hydrolysis

C Mukherjee, D Zhu, ER Biehl…

Index: Mukherjee, Chandrani; Zhu, Dunming; Biehl, Edward R.; Hua, Ling European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2006 , # 23 p. 5238 - 5242

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Abstract

Abstract The substrate specificity and synthetic applicability of the nitrilase from cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 have been examined. This nitrilase catalyzed the hydrolysis of both aromatic and aliphatic nitriles to the corresponding acids in high yields. Furthermore, the stereoselective hydrolysis of phenyl-substituted β-hydroxy nitriles to (S)-enriched β-hydroxy carboxylic acids and selective hydrolysis of α, ω-dinitriles ...