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Original Articles

Enzyme-assisted Preparation of D-tert.-Leucine

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Pages 1977-1980 | Received 09 Jan 2001, Accepted 25 Apr 2001, Published online: 22 May 2014
 

Abstract

Optically pure D-tert.-leucine was obtained by the enzymatic hydrolysis of (±)-N-acetyl-tert. leucine chloroethyl ester after about 50% conversion, this being catalyzed by a protease from Bacillus licheniformis (Alcalase®), and subsequent acidic saponification of the recovered ester. Among the methyl, ethyl, octyl, chloroethyl and trichloroethyl esters, the chloroethyl ester exhibited the highest rate of hydrolysis.

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