ChemInform Abstract: Plants in Organic Synthesis: An Alternative to Baker′s Yeast.

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2002 biochemical syntheses, microbiological syntheses biochemical syntheses, microbiological syntheses O 0035 32 - 034 Plants in Organic Synthesis: An Alternative to Baker’s Yeast. A suspension of water, finely cut commercially available plants (cucumber, onion, garlic, carrot, cherimoya etc.) and small amounts of chloramphenicol is investigated for the asymmetric reduction of (I) and (III). The best results are presented in the scheme. — (BRUNI, RENATO; FANTIN, GIANCARLO; MEDICI, ALESSANDRO; PEDRINI, PAOLA; SACCHETTI, GIANNI; Tetra- hedron Lett. 43 (2002) 18, 3377-3379; Dip. Risorse Nat. Cult., Univ. Ferrara, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy; EN) 1

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2002 biochemical syntheses, microbiological syntheses

biochemical syntheses, microbiological synthesesO 0035

32 - 034Plants in Organic Synthesis: An Alternative to Baker’s Yeast. —A suspension of water, finely cut commercially available plants (cucumber,onion, garlic, carrot, cherimoya etc.) and small amounts of chloramphenicol isinvestigated for the asymmetric reduction of (I) and (III). The best results arepresented in the scheme. — (BRUNI, RENATO; FANTIN, GIANCARLO;MEDICI, ALESSANDRO; PEDRINI, PAOLA; SACCHETTI, GIANNI; Tetra-hedron Lett. 43 (2002) 18, 3377-3379; Dip. Risorse Nat. Cult., Univ. Ferrara,I-44100 Ferrara, Italy; EN)

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