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Eighteen species of plant cell could reduce of 2-pentanone, acetophenone and ethyl acetoacetate to the S-alcohols with yields ranging from 20 to 100 % (w/w) and optical purity ranging from 65 to 99 % enantiomeric excess (e.e.). © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998
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Villa, R., Molinari, F., Levati, M. et al. Stereoselective reduction of ketones by plant cell cultures. Biotechnology Letters 20, 1105–1108 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005312000460
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