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Table 4 Asymmetric reduction of prochiral carbonyl compounds catalyzed by the recombinant AcCR

From: Enzymatic characterization of a recombinant carbonyl reductase from Acetobacter sp. CCTCC M209061

Substrates

Products

Reaction time (h)

Con.a Yield (%)

Yield (%)

e.e. (%)

Config.b

Acetophenone

Phenethyl alcohol

3

48.2

45

>99

R

2′-Methoxyacetophenone

2-Methoxyphenethyl ethanol

12

17.1

10.8

>99

R

3′-Methoxyacetophenone

3-Methoxyphenethyl ethanol

7

67.5

61.6

>99

R

4′-Methoxyacetophenone

4-Methoxyphenethyl ethanol

12

56.1

50.8

>99

R

4′-Methylacetophenone

1-(4-Methylphenyl) ethanol

3

62.8

57.7

>99

R

4′-Fluoroacetophenone

1-(4-Fluorophenyl) ethanol

7

99.1

95.6

>99

R

4′-Chloroacetophenone

1-(4-Chlorophenyl) ethanol

7

99.7

99.4

>99

R

4′-Bromoacetophenone

1-(4-Bromophenyl) ethanol

7

99.5

99.1

>99

R

4′-Nitroacetophenone

1-(4-Nitrophenyl) ethanol

7

99.8

98.6

>99

R

Methyl acetoacetate

Methyl 3-hydroxybutyrate

3

98.7

94.3

>99

R

Ethyl acetoacetate

Ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate

3

91.7

88.5

97.6

R

Ethyl 4′-chloroacetoacetate

Ethyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate

5

95.3

92.1

>99

S

Ethyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate

Ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate

3

72.9

68.4

83.1

S

4-(Trimethylsilyl )-3-butyn-2-one

4-(Trimethylsilyl )-3-butyn-2-ol

7

89.2

62.5

>99

R

3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone

3,3-dimethyl-2-butanol

7

76.5

61.7

80.7

R

2-Octanone

2-Octanol

3

71.6

66.9

>99

R

  1. aConversion
  2. bConfiguration
  3. Reaction conditions: 4 mL citrate–phosphate buffer (50 mM, pH 6.5) containing 50 mM substrate, 0.1 mM NADH, 150 mM isopropanol, 8 U recombinant AcCR, 35 °C, 180 rpm