title: A simple and green procedure for the microbial effective synthesis of 1-phenylethyl alcohol in both enantiomeric forms.
abstract: Both R- and S-phenylethyl alcohol of high enantiomeric purity (98%) and with a satisfactory yield (40-80%) were obtained by bioreduction of acetophenone, catalyzed by whole cells of baker's yeast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, 27, Wybrzeze Wyspiańskiego, Poland. malgorzata.brzezinska-rodak@pwr.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brzezińska-Rodak
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zymańczyk-Duda
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klimek-Ochab
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kafarski
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lejczak
mesh_terms: D000098:Acetophenones / Q000378:metabolism*; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D007536:Isomerism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000098:Acetophenones; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; C002017:methylphenyl carbinol; C038699:acetophenone