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DOI: 10.1039/A905974A (Paper) Reference Section for: Chem. Commun., 1999, 2049-2050

An unusual matrix of stereocomplementarity in the hydroxylation of monohydroxy fatty acids catalysed by cytochrome P450 from Bacillus megaterium with potential application in biotransformations

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Farjad Ahmed, Kathryn L. Avery, Paul M. Cullis, William U. Primrose, Gordon C. K. Roberts, Farjad Ahmed, Kathryn L. Avery, Paul M. Cullis, William U. Primrose, Gordon C. K. Roberts, Eiman H. Al-Mutairi and Christine L. Willis

Abstract

Cytochrome P450 from Bacillus megaterium catalyses the diastereoselective hydroxylations of 13-hydroxymyristic acid, to predominantly erythro-12,13-dihydroxymyristic acid, and of 12-hydroxymyristic acid to give predominantly threo-12,13-dihydroxymyristic acid, in reactions that are stereocomplementary and with considerable potential application in biotransformations.

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