title: Preparation of (R)-(-)-mandelic acid and its derivatives from racemates by enantioselective degradation with a newly isolated bacterial strain Alcaligenes sp. ECU0401.
abstract: An enantioselective mandelate-degrading bacterium, Alcaligenes sp. ECU0401, was newly isolated from soil. By fed-batch culture, (R)-(-)-mandelic acid was successfully prepared in a 5-L fermenter with 32.8% isolated yield and >99.9% enantiomeric excesses (e.e.) from totally 3.04% (w/v) of racemic mandelic acid after 99 h of biotransformation. The optimal reaction pH and temperature were 6.5 and 30 degrees C, respectively. Using the resting cell as a biocatalyst for asymmetric degradation of racemic mandelic acid and chloro-substituted derivatives thereof, (R)-(-)-mandelic acid, (R)-(-)-o-chloromandelic acid, (S)-(+)-m-chloromandelic acid and (S)-(+)-p-chloromandelic acid were recovered with high analytic yields and excellent enantiomeric excesses (e.e. > 99.9%). (R)-(-)-Mandelic acid could also be obtained after 12 h of biotransformation with 41.5% isolated yield and >99.9% e.e.
authors: Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors: Yu-Cai
authors: YC
authors: He
authors: Jian-He
authors: JH
authors: Xu
authors: Jiang
authors: J
authors: Pan
authors: Li-Ming
authors: LM
authors: Ouyang
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001711:Biotransformation; D007536:Isomerism; D008333:Mandelic Acids / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D008333:Mandelic Acids; C037938:mandelic acid