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Recombinant yeast cells overexpressing FDP aldolase were used to perform condensation between phenylacetaldehyde and endogeneous DHAP. (3S, 4R)-1,3,4-trihydroxy-5-phenyl-2-pentanone (1) was isolated.
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Compagno, C., Speranza, G., Panosetti, E. et al. The use of engineerized yeast cells to perform aldol condensation. Biotechnol Lett 15, 1205–1210 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00130298
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