title: Enzymic synthesis of labelled chiral substances.
abstract: The enzymic synthesis of chiral substances in which one hydrogen atom of a methylene group has been replaced by deuterium or tritium is illustrated. Such labelled products can be used to determine the stereochemistry of other enzyme-catalysed reactions.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Battersby
mesh_terms: D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; D000438:Alcohols; D000447:Aldehydes; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003653:Decarboxylation; D006632:Histamine; D006639:Histidine; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000447:Aldehydes; D006639:Histidine; D006632:Histamine; C046204:heptanal; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase