Elsevier, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 1-2(63), p. 87-92
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2009.12.014
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Mycelia containing carboxyl-esterases, a novel source of enzymes, have been investigated in the hydrolytic kinetic resolution of one type of tert-alcohols, α,α-disubstituted cyanohydrins. This class of enzymes was found to be both active and selective towards these tert-alcohols, giving E-values as high as 42.