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. 2015 Nov 5;14:175. doi: 10.1186/s12934-015-0368-4

Table 2.

Asymmetric synthesis of (R)-CHBE in aqueous/organic solvent (1:1) biphasic systems

Strains Enzyme activity (U/mg) Yield (%) ee (%)
GDH CgCR Aqueous/butyl acetate Aqueous/toluene
E. coli/BmGDH-CgCR 9.5 0.9 79.5 85.5 >99
E. coli/BmGDH-CgCR/pHACMC9 8.9 0.8 100 94.6 >99

Reaction conditions: 0.5 g wet cells, 250 g/L glucose, 100 g/L of ethyl 4-chloro-3-oxobutanoate (COBE) in 5 mL potassium phosphate buffer (0.1 mol/L, pH 6.5) and 5 mL organic solvent, in 30 °C shaker for 2 h