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New sources of (R)-oxynitrilase: capulin (Prunnus capuli) and mamey (Mammea americana)

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(R)-Cyanohydrins were prepared from aldehydes and HCN in diisopropyl ether with high enantiomeric purity (89–98 %ee) by using the defatted meal from capulin (Prunnus capuli) or mamey (Mammea americana) as sources of (R)-oxynitrilase. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998

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  1. Depto. Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Calz. del Hueso 1100, Col. Villa Quieud;Quietud, Mexico

    Aida Solís, Héctor Luna, Herminia I. Pérez, Norberto Manjarrez, Remedios Sánchez & Rafael Castillo

  2. Facultad de Química, Universidad NacionalAutónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Mexico

    Marta Albores-Velasco

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Solís, A., Luna, H., Pérez, H.I. et al. New sources of (R)-oxynitrilase: capulin (Prunnus capuli) and mamey (Mammea americana). Biotechnology Letters 20, 1183–1185 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005344907729

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