title: Chemoenzymatic preparation of intermediates for the taxol side chain and analogs.
abstract: In the present study, optically active cis and trans α-hydroxy-β-lactams were prepared by Baker's yeast reduction of a racemic α-keto-β-lactam and by the hydrolysis of a racemic α-acetoxy β-lactam with the resting cells of Bacillus Subtilis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA. banik@panam.edu.
authors.forename: Bimal K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Banik
authors.forename: Mahima
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Negi
authors.forename: Maghar S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Manhas
authors.forename: Ajay K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bose