title: Microbial deracemization of alpha-substituted carboxylic acids.
abstract: An enzyme system of Nocardia diaphanozonaria JCM 3208 catalyzes the inversion of the chirality of various alpha-substituted carboxylic acids, such as 2-phenylpropanoic acid and 2-phenoxypropanoic acid derivatives, via a novel deracemization reaction.
authors.affiliation: Center for Life Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
authors.forename: Dai-ichiro
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitsuda
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohta
mesh_terms: D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002384:Catalysis; D009615:Nocardia / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids