title: Reductive biotransformation of diethyl beta-, gamma- and delta-oxoalkylphosphonates by cells of baker's yeast.
abstract: Enantiomerically pure hydroxyalkylphosphonates (over 95% of enantiomeric excess) were obtained by asymmetric reductive biotransformation of a variety of oxoalkylphosphonates catalyzed by baker's yeast. In the most cases the biotransformations were carried out in water under aerobic conditions using whole cell system. In the case of compounds unreactive under these conditions the anaerobic reduction was applied.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Technology of Wroclaw, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zyma&nacute;czyk-Duda
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kafarski
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lejczak