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Synthesis of (R)-2-trimethylsilyl-2-hydroxyl-propionitrile catalyzed by (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase from Prunus japonica seed meal

Sen-Lin Liu College of Life Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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Min-Hua Zong Biotechnology Department, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shun-Rong Huang Biotechnology Department, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
Pages 453-456 | Received 18 Oct 2004, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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