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Biotransformation of cycloalkanediones by microorganisms; Stereoselective reduction of (±)-camphorquinone

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Washed-cell suspensions of cyclohexanol-grownAcinetobacter sp. NCIB 9871 have been shown to promote regio- and stereo-selective reduction of (±)-camphorquinone to yield two chiral diastereoisomericexo-hydroxyketones.

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  1. Departamento de Quimica Organometalica, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

    Francisca Rebolledo

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Exeter, EX4 4QD, Exeter, Devon, England

    Stanley M. Roberts

  3. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Exeter, EX4 4QG, Exeter, Devon, England

    Andrew J. Willetts

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Rebolledo, F., Roberts, S.M. & Willetts, A.J. Biotransformation of cycloalkanediones by microorganisms; Stereoselective reduction of (±)-camphorquinone. Biotechnol Lett 13, 245–248 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01041478

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